This is an operational model flame licker engine build by my friend izzet ozgocmen. The engine runs at a nice leisurely pace from a 14 dia. I dont even get an honest attempt from it to start. He made a number of improvements and redrew the plans using a cad program. Flame eater engine modelled and animated in solidworks. Theory pdffile and calculation xlsmfile are the content of the following files.
Google has open sourced chrome pdf engine, which allows to view and print pdf files, and fill pdf forms. Exercise extreme care to avoid burning yourself or starting a fire. Having built three different type of these flame gulper engines, i cant see why an oscillating wouldnt work. At the beginning of an outstroke, a valve in the head of the cylinder opens and admits a charge of burning gas and air, which is trapped by the closing of the valve and expands. The turning parts are raw and can be finished even on a small turning lathe. External combustion motor flame licker oc 1280x800. Flame gulping engine this is just cool shocking science. Jan ridders recently updated his plans for a vertical flame eater engine that he originally made in 2003 as a birthday present for his son marc. From the technical point of view it is an atmospheric motor, because the outer. Vacuum engine flame licker engine spectrum scientifics. Getting bengs flamelicker nick to run the unofficial. My 21stcentury flame eater atmospheric engine is a technical delight that traces its origin back 300 years to the dawn of mechanical power.
For me, timing is not so crucial, far less than the burner or flame position. A vacuummotor, also called the flame eater, is a hot air motor but not a stirling motor. Flame eater nick engine is variously called vacuum, flamelicker or flamegulper engines and work by drawing hot gasses or a flame into a cylinder. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in. That is, by one means or another they achieved a lessthanatmospheric pressure in a working chamber containing a piston. The mechanical energy from the steam engine is achieved in 2 stages. The steam engine uses an external from of energy e. The flame eater was one of the first engines that jan drew up detailed plans for and one that has received a lot of. This is a video of the flame gulper engine pictured on the models page of the engineman website. Personally i prefer the german name flammenfresser. A vacuum engine runs by air pressure against one side of the piston, which has a partial vacuum the opposite side.
Jan says this engine is more forceful and noisy than his stirling engine models. This version uses a small flame to provide heat the to the expansion chamber. When the chamber is heated the air expands and pushes the cylinder out. Flame licker engine is an engine that works thanks to a burning flame. This is a 3d pdf which should allow you to look around the engine design in detail, may need flash. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 3. This can be made from a slice of 75mm or 3 dia aluminium or could even be done from some 12mm plate. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The vacuum motor or flame licker the big nick mainly consists of brass.
See more ideas about compressed air engine, compressed air and mini steam engine. Engines only air is compressed through a high compression ratio 14. Here i show two similar chinese flamelicker engines aka vacuum engines and explain how they work. A vacuum engine also called flamelicker engine, flameengine, flamedancer derives its force from air pressure against one side of the piston, which has a partial vacuum on the other side of it.
Moderator 17619 forum posts 1908 photos 1 articles. It appears to rotate and function the way it should. The item flame licker hit miss engine is in sale since tuesday, march 21, 2017. Hi everyone i have pretty much finished building my flame licker and no im onto the tricky stage of actually making it work. I guess i always thought an engine was a type of motor. This book contains plans for 6 of rudys steam engines including a walking beam engine, marine engine, mill engine and horizontal steam engine. A flame gulper is an old fashioned type of engine also known as a vacuum engine. Jan ridders updated flame eater and scuderi 4stroke. Flame eater engine the big nick flame licker premilled material kit vacuum. I have designed and manufactured a flame licker engine at the university workshop for a couple of months now, and the time has come when i should get it to run but i cant.
Fuel is injected into the cylinders late in compression stroke through one or more injectors into highly compressed air in the combustion chamber. I purchased this model engine from the east as i liked the design and it was affordable. Flammenfresser engines, machine elements, propellers. However, like so many things massmanufactured in china, it arrived requiring more than a little work. If you think a flame gulping engine is pure awesomeness than this is the device for you. Speed is controlled by the gas regulator included in the sale. External combustion motor flame licker oc 1280x800 close.
A vacuum engine also called flamelicker engine, flameengine, flamedancer derives its force from air pressure against one side of the piston, which has a. Unfollow flame eater engine to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. A horizontal stirling design and plans in metric dimensions designed by a person named coolegem. Drawing for beginners pdf mechanical engineering design, mechanical design, sheet. Sh01 piston port flame licker vacuum engine youtube. Vacuum engine, flame eater, stirling engine fully assembled. The announcement came earlier this month from foxit software, the. The loss of flame can have a variety of causes, such as fuel starvation, excessive altitude, compressor stall, foreign object damage deriving from birds, hail, or volcanic ash, severe precipitation, mechanical failure, or very cold ambient temperatures. It was made from plans in the february 1950 issue of popular science. The material kit of the flame eater nick engine is designed according to the wellknown principle of bengs modellbau. Flameout basically means that the flame in the combustion chamber has been extinguished. Because all of your problems is our responsibility. Flame eater engine the big nick flame licker premilled. Sanding cylinder and piston with 1200 grit paper for hours until 100% smooth.
Sh01 stirling engine model more stirling engines 2017 yearend clearance. I do not know much about this and i do no see any identification markings. So, it needs three things to function correctly fuel, air oxygen, and the heat to make them burn. Flame eater nick with burner premilled material kit. Here i show two similar chinese flame licker engines aka vacuum engines and explain how they work. If some mistake happen between shipment please contact us immediately. When it is cooled by the air it contracts, using the vacuum pressure it pulls the. Flame sucks surounding air and that creates vaccum which pulls the piston towards the flame. A jet engine compresses air, then adds fuel and ignites it. I got them from ebay for only 53 each shipping included. The engines i offer are fully assembled and not a kit. An engine being specifically mechanical energy like spinning. If you cant find a copy, the plans are available as pdf files from johntoms site.
The burner, or candle flame, provides the power for the engine. This may result in small burn marks on the body of the engine. This interesting small sized flame eater operates off of a candle flame makes for a fascinating concept and strong running model. A flame eater engine is also called a fire eater engine, a fire licker engine, a flame licker engine or simply a vacuum engine, because the piston is pushed into a vacuum by the atmosphere. X 516 tall flame of an alcohol lamp, or one of my mini propane burners. Flame licker gulper vacuum engine flame gulper museum item not for sale. German monograms stencil 5x files jpg png transparent and. Dimensions of the model flame licker the big nick length. In aviation, a flameout or flameout is the rundown of a jet engine due to the extinction of the flame in the combustion chamber. Jan ridders has updated plans on his web site for two of his favorite engines.
According to the wikipedia page, a mixture of gas and air was drawn into the cylinder and ignited. Vacuum flame licker engine tuning and timing youtube. The large nick is mounted onto a jatoba wood plate. It possesses watercooling with an evaporator container. Flamelicker, firebreather, atmosphericengine the home. This is a brief intro from the experimenter on what he has made.
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