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Old 06-08-2011, 11:33 AM   #75
Barry Bordes
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Originally Posted by vex View Post
That's an idealized otto cycle Barry. For all engines there's going to be descrepancies and variations from that. I don't think there's a p-v diagram out ther for the 13B at least not to my knowledge. I'll have to check the SAE papers.
Vex, I think the 2-3 line and 4-5 would change only slightly.
The piston engine's rod ratio will affect its shape vs. the Rotary's sine wave movement. (Dotted line-rotary, from Yamamoto's book)

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