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

drmayf drmayf at mayfco.com
Tue Apr 29 18:29:39 MDT 2008


Pinch your nose and say it like a three year old might say it, lol..

so I guess typing and spelling are now a requirement for the list, eh? 
Ok, I'll remember that..

mayf


Glen Barrett wrote:

> 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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