Re: Bessler Wheel anyone ?
J. Snell ( (no email) )
Sun, 13 Sep 1998 04:05:17 -0700
Let's throw and element of the Clem design at the Bessler wheel.
Why not have a smaller wheel with a vertical axis of rotation, geared
against the larger wheel's rotation so as to be several times faster.
The rolling weights would be slung like a cat from a record player. The
weights could be thrown into a curved path to push into the downward
moving side of the larger wheel. The extra force would carry the weight
around to just above the center wheel's height and then released into a
chute to fall back on the "centrifuge" wheel for another round.
Anyone care to do the math using some hypothetical figures?
This could be made very large for little cost if it works. No exotic
materials required.
Jon S.
Bill McMurtry wrote:
....
> using gravity to lift his weights. He may have used gravity as the source
> of his wheel torque, but I think a real solution may require a completely
> different lateral approach to the movement of the weights. Any ideas?
>