Clem Engine Construction
Garry Whitman ( (no email) )
Fri, 21 Aug 98 10:43:29 PDT
Jerry thanks for the info.
Here are several items for your perusal. Please feel free to comment or
correct!
In the March, April, and May 1979 issues of Glider Rider Magazine is an
article co-authored by me showing FREE detailed plans of an invention
modified by me so that hundreds of other people could build a high tech
machine using spit, bubble gum, and junk yard parts. A similar article
detailing hundreds of hours of research appeared in the May 1983 issue of
Hang Gliding Magazine. I enjoy developing ideas and making them
available to all at no cost. Input from any source is welcome.
The following are the engine specs from the past KeelyNet postings. 350
H.P. 300 Degree operating temp. 200 Lb. Wt. 1800 RPM 8 Gallons Mazola oil
My intention is to build a stationary version to power a generator so the
1800 RPM is perfect. The following are assumptions, estimates, and guesses.
8 gallons of oil weighs about 60 Lb. An auto starter circa (1972) weighed
about 20 Lb. A 26 G.P.M. @ 1800 RPM @ 4000 PSI hydraulic pump weighs about
34 Lb. So... that leaves a maximum of 80 Lb. for the stripped engine. The
article claims off the shelf hardware so a couple of Grainger 1.5" bearings
knocks off another 11 Lb. Throw in a hydraulic coupling and the engine
case which has to enclose the oil, the cone and some air, as well as
support the torque of 350 H.P. and this doesn't look like a very big
engine. A steel box large enough to enclose the oil and the same amount of
air made of 14 gauge sheet weighs in at over 70 Lb. This is really a wild
guess here but it looks like the rotor might have fit into a 1 foot cube.
Apparently someone has had some contact with Richard Clem's relatives. If
you know for sure that they don't wish to be bothered then I won't try to
find them. However if that's not the case I will find them and see if they
can or will help.
You wrote
> perhaps some of us could send you some bucks to help,..
Thanks, But this is a hobby and it's cheaper than most.