Operating features of 60-lb, 10,000-rpm, 12-cyl, 2-stroke prototype rotary engine, built by W.R.Selwood, Ltd, which has cylinders and spider mounted piston assembly revolving round stationary shaft; 1 3/4-in. bore cylinders have combustion chambers embodied in two aluminum cylinder heads; 6 spark plugs, energized by stationary electrodes, are screwed axially into each cylinder head; engine mounting, induction and exhaust arrangements; features of engine are good balance, smooth torque characteristics and low mechanical stress. (See also Automobile Engr v 51 n 6 June 1961 p 218-20; Oil Engine and Gas Turbine v 29 n 332 June 1961 p 60-61; Eng Matls and Design v 4 n 7 July 1961 p 444-5; Engineering v 191 n 4961 May 19 1961 p 682)
Selwood orbital engine
Engineer
Engineer ; 191 , n 4961
1961
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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