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by Mick Cherry This is the 1/6th scale Kinner Radial, there is one in 1/4 scale but my lathe is too small for that size. This engine is by Mr David Johnson and he did the design while he was an engineering student. You must excuse the cylinders being held in by sticky tape, it … Read more
Engine build and author: Dick Barnes Build of a Gas Engine based on a Joe Webster design. The original plans came via the internet as a free download from Joe Webster in the U.S.A. It appealed to me due to it being a bit different to a lot of other engines on show. It was … Read more
Ken-ichi Tsuzuki Model Engines took my breath away. I came across his website by chance and have spent ages going through his work. This page will hopefully introduce you to Ken’s work and be a starting point to explore more. I asked Ken why he makes model engines: There is no reason and when I found Bob … Read more
Brake Mean Effective Pressure is the average effective cylinder pressure that does useful work calculated from the brake horse power. Abbreviated BMEP, this is a fundamental parameter associated with an engine design. The work accomplished during one engine cycle divided by the engine swept volume. It is essentially the engine torque normalized by the engine … Read more
Engine tuning to improve fuel consumption is important in all applications of the internal combustion engine. This may require adjustment, modification or fundamental design changes of the internal combustion engine to yield better fuel economy. In a normal internal combustion engine 23% of the energy that comes in as fuel appears as useable output. In … Read more
Horizontal K-Type engine configuration proposed and analysed by Rushiraj Kadge. This engine boasts the following benefits: Better balanced (percentage difference between unbalance forces as compared to existing configurations is more than 45%). This means more power can be extracted from Horizontal K configuration. The proposed configuration has least frictional losses. CG height of proposed configuration … Read more
The cylinder liner of an engine is is inserted into the cylinder jacket or cylinder block and in which the piston slides. The piston and cylinder liner are normally paired in terms of materials and parts. They are cast or pressed into the block to give the required different characteristics to the block metal. The … Read more
I just had to have a page listing the model stationary engines from around the web. So I thought I would list the kits, castings, plans etc. Some of these are scale models, some are just interesting models of stationary engines. This is all engines that run on gas, diesel or petrol. Hit Miss Horizontal … Read more
A 1/3rd Scale Cosworth DFV model engine by Bouland Motors It was December 2015 and Marcel Bouland, scale model engine enthusiast and collector decided to develop a fully working 1:3 scale Cosworth DFV engine. Many people were asking if he wanted to sell one of his scale model engines, the answer was no. So it … Read more
The air intake system channels clean air and fuel to an internal combustion engine. The primary function is to channel clean and cool air to the engine. In indirect injection engines the fuel is added at the last point before the air fuel mixture enters the cylinder head and passes through the air intake valve. … Read more