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Re: mad scientist seeks sensible people to tell him not to try this idea.
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Wed, 13 November 2002 12:32
 
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evo: well, you're sort of right. it IS like a normal otto cycle, only not. and only applies to supercharged engines.
a miller cycle engine (by its very definition) must have a supercharger, and (also by definition) leaves the inlet valves open for more of the compression stroke than any otto cycle engine would. when they first came out they were sometimes (incorrectly) referred to as five stroke engines.
on this note, has anyone seen the 6 stroke engines that one aussie bloke is working on? very interesting stuff...
for those who still don't really understand all this 'miller' stuff:
http://www.mazda.co.nz/technology/1022.html
is an excellent page explaining how it works, and
http://link.sandiego.com/scripts/wheelbase/message .idc?passin=301
is an indication that at one stage mazda were considering a 'miller-wankel' rotary miller-cycle engine.
v. interesting stuff.
p.s. i am not a rotor-head, nor am i a big mazda fan. just so happens that mazda are the company who embrace the most interesting different engine technologies... 
p.p.s. regarding 'truly variable valve timing', desmodromic (sp?) valve gear is another thing which i'm madly interested in. makes so much sense. can't work out why ducati are the only people who still use it... would mean instead of regrinding cams, you could tune valve timing just like ignition and fuel... all with a computer... mmmmm.... nice.
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humble | Wed, 13 November 2002 10:07 |
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EVOSTi | Wed, 13 November 2002 10:45 |
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froodogs | Wed, 13 November 2002 12:32 |
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humble | Wed, 13 November 2002 18:40 |
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GIN51E | Wed, 13 November 2002 23:13 |
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froodogs | Thu, 14 November 2002 00:47 |
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humble | Thu, 14 November 2002 01:01 |
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froodogs | Thu, 14 November 2002 01:34 |
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froodogs | Thu, 14 November 2002 22:49 |
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