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by kiwikrasher » 17 Sep 2015, 07:21
I'd be really interested to see how they have designed the sliding seals that seal at 15:1 compression a rotating block against a stationary head!!
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by Blade » 17 Sep 2015, 07:27
I have no idea tbh mate but looked a very interesting and exciting project imo.
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by kiwikrasher » 17 Sep 2015, 07:45
Blade wrote: I have no idea tbh mate but looked a very interesting and exciting project imo.
absolutely, clever buggars those kiwi's huh!!
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by Blade » 17 Sep 2015, 07:58
kiwikrasher wrote: Blade wrote: I have no idea tbh mate but looked a very interesting and exciting project imo.
absolutely, clever buggars those kiwi's huh!!
Yeah some of them are for sure
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by kiwikrasher » 17 Sep 2015, 08:40
Blade wrote: kiwikrasher wrote: Blade wrote: I have no idea tbh mate but looked a very interesting and exciting project imo.
absolutely, clever buggars those kiwi's huh!!
Yeah some of them are for sure
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by Kwacky » 17 Sep 2015, 08:57
kiwikrasher wrote: I'd be really interested to see how they have designed the sliding seals that seal at 15:1 compression a rotating block against a stationary head!!
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by Deegee » 17 Sep 2015, 17:51
Very clever piece of engineering, I'd guess the idea came from axial piston hydraulic pumps and motors - very similar concept, it's a shame they didn't give a bit more detail for some of the problem areas but I guess that would be giving away the farm. Hope they do well with it, although looking at their website & Facewipe acc not a lot seems to have changed for a while.
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by Blade » 17 Sep 2015, 17:55
Kiwi come on mate don't be like that
you were clearly part of the "some"
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by kiwikrasher » 18 Sep 2015, 01:03
Blade wrote: Kiwi come on mate don't be like that
you were clearly part of the "some"
All in jest mate, you should know by now I don't take anything much to heart
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by kiwikrasher » 18 Sep 2015, 01:09
Deegee wrote: Very clever piece of engineering, I'd guess the idea came from axial piston hydraulic pumps and motors - very similar concept, it's a shame they didn't give a bit more detail for some of the problem areas but I guess that would be giving away the farm. Hope they do well with it, although looking at their website & Facewipe acc not a lot seems to have changed for a while.
Exactly my thoughts Deegee. I used to overhaul variable displacement hydraulic pumps for Skyhawks aircraft and they had a cylinder to valve head metal to metal seal (4500 psi test press). I had to lap the mating faces to 3 helium light bands of smoothness. QA was with a 40x microscope. That's what made me wonder how they did it.
It's a great idea but a bit late for automotive as electric is the money pit for R&D. Unless these are adapted as hybrid units. But lots of scope for industrial or aeronautical use imo.
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by Blade » 18 Sep 2015, 01:21
kiwikrasher wrote: Blade wrote: Kiwi come on mate don't be like that
you were clearly part of the "some"
All in jest mate, you should know by now I don't take anything much to heart
I know dude. It was clearly jest back I would never really put you in the intelligent camp.
Come on dude, surely you saw that
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by kiwikrasher » 18 Sep 2015, 01:24
Blade wrote: kiwikrasher wrote: Blade wrote: Kiwi come on mate don't be like that
you were clearly part of the "some"
All in jest mate, you should know by now I don't take anything much to heart
I know dude. It was clearly jest back I would never really put you in the intelligent camp.
Come on dude, surely you saw that
I put up with the likes of you, so clearly I'm a slow learner!
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by Monty » 21 Sep 2015, 11:59
HAHA touché
"3 helium light bands of smoothness" ?
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by Monty » 21 Sep 2015, 12:04
Had to look that up, 1 is 0.0000116 inches!
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by Blade » 21 Sep 2015, 19:49
Should have just looked at my ass Monty
it's the same level of smoothness
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by kiwikrasher » 21 Sep 2015, 21:34
Monty wrote: Had to look that up, 1 is 0.0000116 inches!
Yup I knew it was pretty extreme (22 years ago I was doing that) The lapping plate got sent away for a calibration check every year, but we just checked under a 40x microscope and when the components looked like polished granite you knew it was up to spec.
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by kiwikrasher » 21 Sep 2015, 21:36
Blade wrote: Should have just looked at my ass Monty
it's the same level of smoothness
A human hair is 3-5 thou' of an inch Blade.....
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by Blade » 21 Sep 2015, 21:40
I have a shaved ass