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Old 03-18-2007 | 02:04 PM
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Yes, we all know that the Renesis can rotate up to 9k+ rpm's. Trivial question is...
is it measured by the rotation of the rotors themselves or is it measured by the rotation of the output/eccentric shaft? I couldn't imagine the shaft rotating @ 27K rpm's...
Just a thought I had...
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Old 03-18-2007 | 02:06 PM
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It's measured by the rotation of eccentric shaft.

http://www.rotaryengineillustrated.c...imation-6.html
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Old 03-18-2007 | 02:41 PM
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That's what I thought.
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Old 03-18-2007 | 02:44 PM
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I try not to picture the rotors spinning at 3K, let's see, 50 rotations per second at redline.
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Old 03-18-2007 | 03:29 PM
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^^^It's even harder for me to picture a piston moving up and down that many times per second. AHH!
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Old 03-18-2007 | 03:46 PM
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I think I'm dizzy.
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Old 03-19-2007 | 07:52 PM
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imagine your heartbeats is 50 per sec!AHHHHHH! BOOM BOOM BOOM!
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