[Land-speed] Enine Torque Theoretical Question...

[Glen Barrett]

Heck, I'M still trying to figure out what a enine is. LOL
Glen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "drmayf" <drmayf at mayfco.com>
To: "LSR" <land-speed at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 12:50 PM
Subject: [Land-speed] Enine Torque Theoretical Question...


> Well, shoot. This did not generate as much discussion as I hoped it
> would. It is definitely not a subject I am familiar with so was looking
> forward to lots of interesting reasons why internal combustion engines
> are not able to generate more torque past their peak torque rpm and why
> that happens. Several thoughts were that VE was the limit but it is
> unclear, at least to me, why that might be so. It is funny that if you
> add a super charge to increas the charge air density then you can get
> increaed VE but the torque still drops off anyway. I'll have to
> look...maybe it doesn't drop off as much though. I did like the 'suppose
> we add vortex generators in the port', that was to me thinking outside
> the box.
>
> In any case, as a discussion topic, this one rated a C- from me, lol...
>
> mayf
> ***********************************************************************
> Well, just sitting here wondering what to do with myself ... so I
> thought I would see if I could arouse some moe conversation among the 
> list..
>
> The question of the week is: Why does the torque of an engine peak at
> some rpm less that what the engine can turn? I am not a motoroligist so
> I do not understand.  Seems to me that if you can keep the cylinders
> filled and then get the compressed air fuel mix lit at the proper time,
> then torque should keep going up.
>
> Comments?
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Damnations?
>
> Blasphemy?
>
> Theories?
>
> Conjecture?
>
> Oh, and the question last week regarding use of the course during a
> drivers course inspection... well, see rule 1.L    second paragraph. Not
> allowed without permission. Under contestant conduct...
>
> mayf, way off and far out in Pahrump
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