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Re: SSClagorpion - Compressor
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Tue, 8 Jun 2004 17:37:37 GMT
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I know how much Steve likes to wait, so......
I got enough three blade rotor parts (from Gigamesh,
http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/44374 ) to make a hexagonal frame for my radial
compressor.
I’ve got pictures:
http://www.kclague.net/SSCorpion/P6050003.JPG
Notice the 44374’s that the pump bases are hooked to. Very aesthetically
pleasing hexagonal shape.
http://www.kclague.net/SSCorpion/P6050001.JPG
You can see the medium pulleys used to connect 6 pumps’ arms together, the
medium pulleys are twisted around the center by being offset to one of the inner
pin holes on a 40T gear.
The 40T gears are driven by 8T gears, which are driven by RC racer motors.
The next is a simple top view.
http://www.kclague.net/SSCorpion/P6050196.JPG
This picture gets you a side view. One thing to notice is that instead of
having a 12 pump compressor with two motors, we actually have two 6 pump
compressors each with its own motor. It looks like it is pretty difficult to
get a drive train to go between the pumps.
http://www.kclague.net/SSCorpion/P6050199.JPG
This next picture was supposed to show you the inner core up close, but there is
so much black it is hard to see things very well.
http://www.kclague.net/SSCorpion/P6050202.JPG
I have not done the test drive to compare yet.
The pumps do not achieve full range of motion. They expand completely, but do
not contract completely. This is because the pistons are not perfectly placed
away from the center, so the extra length of the unused throw allows the small
pulley that hooks all the pistons together to twist.
I’ll update you on the performance comparison as soon as I get data.
It was much nicer looking before I put the hoses on. I’ll have to work on a
more symmetric connection design to increase beauty.
Feedback?
Kevin
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| (...) I was wondering about that. Wait, that doesn't seem quite right. They all connect together, and that assembly is attached to a medium pully, right? So, the assembly moves back and forth (actually, in a circle) two full studs. Is that the (...) (20 years ago, 8-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| (...) From what I've been told of mechanical physics, part distortion is also a concern. There's a tradeoff between making the pump design sturdier and keeping the overall weight/size down. Flat component pumps can be squeezed into available empty (...) (20 years ago, 5-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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