This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Kjkolb (talk | contribs) at 04:39, 21 March 2006 (moved Bourke Engine to Bourke engine: other engines named after people, like Stirling engine and Diesel engine, have "engine" in lowercase and sometimes are completely lowercase). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 04:39, 21 March 2006 by Kjkolb (talk | contribs) (moved Bourke Engine to Bourke engine: other engines named after people, like Stirling engine and Diesel engine, have "engine" in lowercase and sometimes are completely lowercase)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)In the late 1930’s Russell Bourke endeavored to improve upon the Otto Cycle engine and despite finishing his redesign and building several working engines; bad luck (WWII breaking out), bad health and a know-best attitude compounded to prevent his engine from ever coming to market despite its advantages. Well into the 2000's there are several small groups extolling the virtues of the design but the lack of funding and proper marketing seems to prevent anyone from making any actual inroads. The Bourke engine has two opposed cylinders with the pistons in a Scotch Yoke machinism. Because the motion of the pistons is a perfect sine wave with regards to time vs displacement the fuel burns in a smaller volume, and so burns hotter. The Bourke engine also has a loser coupeling with the output shaft, preventing excess vibration. The intake valves are replaced by ports, saving on parts.