Re: Joe CEll...working

Terry Bastian ( tbastian@dmv.com )
Sat, 26 Dec 1998 12:23:58 -0500

This would still work for the vacume idea.... least ammount of work being
used up on the crank rotation..
You find a similar near 90 degree crank position in steam and sterling
engine design (heat engines)

Terry B
>
>Wait.... 86 degrees (before) TDC (top dead center) isn't
>"when the piston is at the bottom of the cylinder" (BDC).
>
>Instead, it's slightly after half-way up, when the crank is
>at right angles to piston travel.

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