THE LIQUID PISTON ENGINE

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  • čas přidán 6. 07. 2023
  • LiquidPiston develops ultra lightweight and compact engines and generators based on its new rotary X-Engine technology. The company’s current fundraising round is open to investors. Learn more about becoming a shareholder at invest.liquidpiston.com/integza .*
    In this video, I get an up-close look at a real-life LiquidPiston engine in action, and adapt it to run in a scooter. In a first ever - we even got it to run on Vodka!
    * Securities from innovative companies are subject to significant risks for investors, including loss of principal. For more information including related risks, review LiquidPiston’s Offering Circular: bit.ly/3DHgGX2
    Warped Preception Video: • See Thru Liquid Piston...
    #engine #rotary #engineering
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  • @jonp8015
    @jonp8015 Před 10 měsíci +923

    I remember seeing a lot of very sales-pitchy videos from these guys like 10-ish years ago. Cool to see that they're still around, and cool to see that they're a more down-to-earth bunch of folks than those videos back then let on.

    • @zxggwrt
      @zxggwrt Před 10 měsíci +24

      I think I saw them at the Detroit SAE show. It wasn’t much to talk about.

    • @bobclack3256
      @bobclack3256 Před 10 měsíci +118

      They're still pretty sketchy, they're advertising a ton again cus of their shitty financials last and this year. Their tech is just not up to diesel standards rn, after 10 years so. Their website is buzz word galore

    • @hgbugalou
      @hgbugalou Před 10 měsíci +6

      And that they have PHDs in sciences which gives me much more confidence their product is viable and will actually work.

    • @lunalangton5776
      @lunalangton5776 Před 10 měsíci +95

      @@bobclack3256 yeah who works with the army and still seeks investment from civvies through youtube tryna act like they're out to improve the world?

    • @joshjlmgproductions3313
      @joshjlmgproductions3313 Před 10 měsíci +64

      Yeah, they're still pretty misleading. They measure the bottom-end of their engine and compare it against fully-built and operational engines with half a tank of gas in them. They also measure theoretical performance, instead of what the engine actually produces.

  • @JoelCreates
    @JoelCreates Před 10 měsíci +165

    It makes such a cool sound, glad you got to play with one

    • @integza
      @integza  Před 10 měsíci +23

      I was very happy too 😁

    • @HarryBurgess-ze3wv
      @HarryBurgess-ze3wv Před 10 měsíci +2

      ​@@integzabro you gotta sort out these scam bots in your comments

    • @NEURALDELVER
      @NEURALDELVER Před 10 měsíci +16

      @@HarryBurgess-ze3wv Honestly it shouldn't be his problem, it should be CZcams actually working and getting rid of bot accounts like they never do.

    • @marshaenderheart
      @marshaenderheart Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@HarryBurgess-ze3wvmost of them are gone now, just report them and move on

    • @govcorpwatch
      @govcorpwatch Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@integza 🔴Build Spherical Piston Engines: 1) Davies Spherical Engine, 2) Huttlin's kugelmotor, 3) Coates Spherical Rotary Valve Engine, or 4) The Tower Spherical Engine. I'm interesting in seeing any and all of these.

  • @FilosophicalPharmer
    @FilosophicalPharmer Před 8 měsíci +136

    “Physicists tend to dream of theoretical solutions but the people who actually solve the problems are engineers.” 2:37 Reminds me of a quote I love… “In theory, there’s no difference between theory and practice but in practice, there is.” 👍🏼

    • @piperg6179
      @piperg6179 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Stick with the physicists. They will tell youse that the thermodynamics of this engine will inherently produce low efficiency ( high fuel burn for hp produced) because of the very large surface area on the power stroke. That area causes a loss of energy to the casting and that loss is lost power. Which is to say that hemi combustion chambers and 4 valves per cylinder are used by people who know what they are doing. Engines like this are great for uses where efficiency can take a back seat to compact size….say in a torpedo or on a drag strip.

    • @steven_5568
      @steven_5568 Před 3 měsíci

      "Hey look, buddy. I'm an engineer, that means I solve problems."

    • @piperg6179
      @piperg6179 Před 3 měsíci

      @@steven_5568 let’s not fall back on credentials. Science and engineering both require we be right. Not a consensus of the informed, or even a majority….reality is what counts. And in these days of global warming hysteria and other imagined catastrophes, reality is getting swamped by simple assertions.

    • @FilosophicalPharmer
      @FilosophicalPharmer Před 3 měsíci

      @@piperg6179 You mean like how it states in the Constitution that money is coined? And how currency comes from banks and isn’t money? And how no one seems to know the difference? You mean like that?

    • @FilosophicalPharmer
      @FilosophicalPharmer Před 3 měsíci

      Ahh cool! Gotta like from @Integza - pretty cool considering I went on stroll down memory lane to enjoy an Integza Jet video binge just a few hours ago! 😂👍🏼

  • @jakekellow8322
    @jakekellow8322 Před 8 měsíci +28

    I volunteered with a museum who has a Humphrey pump. An absolute amazing machine. Our pump was primarily used to pump water to irrigate the surrounding districts at the time before electricity took over. It had the potential to pump out a mega litre per hour.

  • @Dorpz
    @Dorpz Před 10 měsíci +2466

    I'd love to see you have a go at making your own electrical motors. I imagine you could come up with something quite interesting and educational!
    edit: tomatoes are disgusting.

    • @Eduardo_Espinoza
      @Eduardo_Espinoza Před 10 měsíci +12

      It would be cool to make a more efficient brushed motor :)

    • @Dorpz
      @Dorpz Před 10 měsíci +9

      @@Eduardo_Espinoza yeah! I'd love to see that

    • @unfinishedthought
      @unfinishedthought Před 10 měsíci +15

      nothing more boring like building a electrical motor.
      They are good, don't get me wrong - but just nothing to see there 🤷🏼‍♂️

    • @chubsythedog2325
      @chubsythedog2325 Před 10 měsíci +6

      1.1k likes in under 15 hours. Where everyone else has slowly accumulated likes. I believe he's using a website to buy likes. I'll look into it and report it to CZcams and or to integza.

    • @Dorpz
      @Dorpz Před 9 měsíci +8

      @@chubsythedog2325 TheSkytherMod has a similar amount of likes plus this video has a quarter of a million views, could it be that people just like our ideas?

  • @helloyt4799
    @helloyt4799 Před 9 měsíci +67

    i would be interested to see how the power stacks up against a rotaty engine of the same size

    • @henrygoldberg1248
      @henrygoldberg1248 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Thinking the same thing and I mean the same problems that plagued the 4 stroke wankel prob gonna pop up

    • @scootergrant8683
      @scootergrant8683 Před 6 měsíci +4

      @@henrygoldberg1248I don't think the Wankel Rotary ever is considered 4 stroke. It hasn't really got any problems though.

    • @scootergrant8683
      @scootergrant8683 Před 6 měsíci

      It would be. Especially given there were countless ideas to make them into generators as well. Sadly they never got the interest. Much like the Wankel Rotary, this Liquid Piston company is going to face the same issues as Mazda. Having the technology is one thing, it takes research and endless investment to shift it even if your product can be superior..

    • @thetboliproject2890
      @thetboliproject2890 Před 4 měsíci +3

      @@henrygoldberg1248 I've been watching them for quite a few years. This resolves the issues the Wankel had with the apex seals and such.

  • @Cheebzsta
    @Cheebzsta Před 7 měsíci +3

    The thing that's absolutely fascinating to me about the Humphrey Pump is that it ran around 20% fuel efficiency.
    Using a 70% conversion for a simple hydro turbine that's less concerned with particulate matter like a segner turbine would leave you around 14% thermal efficiency.
    Certainly nothing that'll reinvent power production as an industry but nevertheless interesting for off-grid or remote purposes. That'd be an incredibly simple machine made out of very simple components with little downtime.

  • @TheWhiteDragon3
    @TheWhiteDragon3 Před 10 měsíci +148

    I've been waiting for a while for this company to actually mount the motor on something to give a more practical demonstration of what it can do, and wouldn't ya know it, they finally did it. Thanks Integza

    • @andrewfetter4843
      @andrewfetter4843 Před 10 měsíci +15

      ​@@pion137don't interact with the scammers....

    • @Maccaroney
      @Maccaroney Před 10 měsíci +9

      Aaaaaand it's slow. lol

    • @xaytana
      @xaytana Před 10 měsíci +7

      @@Maccaroney And fairly low-powered. And it's absolutely not scalable outside of potentially dimensional scaling of a single rotor engine, but then you run into other obvious issues with physics; the reason rotor number scalability isn't feasible is because the airflow path and temperature play within this engine are absolute dogshit, not to mention properly scaling this would introduce such an asininely convoluted airflow path just to get the engine to breathe, especially if anything past a bi-rotor is hypothetically possible, and planar scaling has physical size limitations not to mention the shafts would have to be geared and that introduces headaches with manufacturing and engine timing.
      This design really just is not that great, there's probably a reason why Felix himself never settled on it past hypothetical drawings and the basic mechanism of operation. It's a one trick pony, again outside of potentially scaling the dimensions of a singular rotor, it'll have its fifteen seconds of fame again like it did a decade ago (or is it more than a decade now, when did this originally blow up?) and fade into obscurity once again, though this time without the government contracts once those morons figure out they were sold snake oil. This engine just does not have the breathing room to meet the claims they're proposing, I don't think the 2-stroke will fare much better either; the military was sold an underpowered go-kart engine.

    • @timerertim
      @timerertim Před 9 měsíci

      @@Maccaroney Wasn't the limitor in the video the transmission gear ratio and not the engine itself? The engine was red lining at 9k RPM, and thus could not accelerate any further. Engine RPM could not be reduced because there was no higher gear to put in. That does not seem like a engine drawback but rather a design drawback of the scooter.

    • @Maccaroney
      @Maccaroney Před 9 měsíci

      @@timerertim yes but acceleration up to redline is why i made that judgement.

  • @kenju5709
    @kenju5709 Před 10 měsíci +439

    Its always a good day when we get to see Integza making things

    • @mysticmarble94
      @mysticmarble94 Před 10 měsíci +4

      ** Tesla Junior

    • @1338bubble
      @1338bubble Před 10 měsíci

      whats day does he not make somthing {insert f word here}TARD

    • @HB-et5iv
      @HB-et5iv Před 10 měsíci

      Yep. Will keep hanging on.

    • @s.m.aggies7220
      @s.m.aggies7220 Před 10 měsíci

      We need that Tomato Power Plant up and running.... Go Tomato Electric Zap......

  • @mfitze1
    @mfitze1 Před 7 měsíci +13

    Would be wild to see a bigger version of one of these motors in a race bike

  • @TheSkytherMod
    @TheSkytherMod Před 10 měsíci +2049

    How about you try to build different types of engines and see how much electricity you can generate / how efficient they are. Great stuff as usual!

    • @cpu_1292
      @cpu_1292 Před 10 měsíci +10

      ​@@user-zr6sj2yk3wthis isn't the real integza. its a scammer

    • @Iterss69
      @Iterss69 Před 10 měsíci

      @@user-zr6sj2yk3w spam scam

    • @HarryBurgess-ze3wv
      @HarryBurgess-ze3wv Před 10 měsíci +5

      ​@@cpu_1292there is one on every comment litteraly

    • @chubsythedog2325
      @chubsythedog2325 Před 10 měsíci +3

      Your comment is super far down despite having as many likes as it does?

    • @greencamper8092
      @greencamper8092 Před 9 měsíci

      @@chubsythedog2325Yeah innit

  • @rajputQ
    @rajputQ Před 9 měsíci +14

    It's definitely about the journey! Doesn't matter what the subject is, it's your approach to the problem, the attitude towards finding a solution, and fun you have doing it that bring me back for the next video.

    • @zadenthecertifiedidiot
      @zadenthecertifiedidiot Před 9 měsíci

      He is a fake I got scammed last video

    • @avixs1543
      @avixs1543 Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@zadenthecertifiedidiot How did you get scanmmed?

    • @zadenthecertifiedidiot
      @zadenthecertifiedidiot Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@avixs1543 someone Who had integzas name and logo replied to my comment saying I won and he told me to talk to him on Telegram and I talked to him and he told me i had to pay a shipping fee of $40 and I paid it and then there was another fee that I found out you’re not supposed to get for shipping something and then I realized my comment only had two likes and in the video he said the comment with the most likes wins

  • @kelp2697
    @kelp2697 Před 10 měsíci +116

    Seeing that your area of interest is predominantly in propulsion methods, I would quite like to see you mount some kind of lightweight air breathing engine to an airframe that would allow it to fly under its own propulsion, maybe something like the old V1s?

  • @McTroyd
    @McTroyd Před 10 měsíci +113

    Stack 2 or 3 of those and you've got your Go-Kart engine! Just have to mind the timing to get best torque. Glad to see a working prototype. I hope they're successful.

    • @octane613
      @octane613 Před 9 měsíci +21

      Now that I've seen this engine actually work, my confidence in them has gone up immensely. I feel like their biggest hurdle is gonna be cooling, like the original Rotary Mazda made. But, I'm not an engineer.

    • @bz938
      @bz938 Před 9 měsíci +11

      That's the problem with the liquid piston design. They can't be stacked like wankle rotary engines can. honestly a lot of what is claimed about this engine seems like a lot of snake oil to me. I was excited when I first saw this engine and I still haven't seen one running that makes the kind of power that they claim it should.

    • @Victor-056
      @Victor-056 Před 9 měsíci +4

      @@bz938Actually, it can. If you design the exhaust manifolds to be similar to those of a Supercharger, you can actually get the exhaust fumes out without affecting the Engine intake.
      Stop trying to claim something is "Impossiberu", when you have not tried it yourself.

    • @bz938
      @bz938 Před 9 měsíci +10

      @@Victor-056 it's definitely not impossible but the way the intake and exhaust are currently configured won't allow the engine to be stacked. They can be done with modifications but it may not be as compact as a larger single rotor.
      The design works and that is something to be proud of.
      What I don't like is how the designer talks about inventing a new revolutionary kind of cycle. This is clearly still an otto cycle engine.

    • @Reverend_Salem
      @Reverend_Salem Před 9 měsíci +5

      ​@bz938 or hooking 2 up to a differential to stack the power like most hybrids use.
      that way you could theoretically have one half stop running, or run slower in situations where you don't need power from both engines.

  • @luiscastro2761
    @luiscastro2761 Před 5 měsíci +3

    Holy, this is awesome! It's companies like this that need support and adoption to move things forward. This isn't some on paper only idea the fact there is running testable engines and their confidence in them to let you mount it, run vodka through it and just go nuts is some levels of transparency I've never seen! Please do a follow up with theses guys at a later time. As usual learned something new and had a lot of fun watching it. Keep up the great work.

  • @willsteed439
    @willsteed439 Před 9 měsíci +108

    Id like to see you pair up a 3 phase generator to a liquid piston engine and test it for output.

    • @jlo13800
      @jlo13800 Před 7 měsíci

      How about making this an overunity pulsed plasma 2 stroke like Joseph Papp's pulsed plasma 2 stroke engine did. This tapped aetheric ZPE. i just dont understand the obession of burning somethihg to make power.

    • @LinoDoue
      @LinoDoue Před 4 měsíci +1

      Anything crazy is a good swap for my miata lol

    • @simonehudspeth861
      @simonehudspeth861 Před 2 měsíci

      @@jlo13800 thats where all power comes from ....solar power ... big ball of fire in the sky .... hydro electric power ... big ball of fire in the sky evaporated that water and moved it uphill ... geothermal power ... big ball of lava under the earths crust (lava is very hot like fire) .... in short thats the only why to get power .... nuclear power .... rocks that dont like each other forced so close together they start to burn .... you got a way to make power that involves NO fire in any way at any point in the production process .... its not an obsession it is a necessary evil hence all the drive and desire to try to figure out how to burn stuff cleaner and more efficiently

  • @RobR386
    @RobR386 Před 10 měsíci +83

    Would love to see this in a model plane, how much more flight time you'd get if it's smaller and lighter

    • @DrGreenGiant
      @DrGreenGiant Před 9 měsíci +4

      You can get Wankels for model planes. I remember seeing one back in the 90s. I had a really unique sound but it was hellishly expensive

    • @octane613
      @octane613 Před 9 měsíci +2

      ​@SimonHowroyd not much has changed. There's a Chinese company making liquid cooled ones for cars now, and a twin rotor one too. Stupid expensive, but well worth it.

    • @anthonyaguiar8919
      @anthonyaguiar8919 Před 9 měsíci

      czcams.com/video/qLVwAkUeHXU/video.html

  • @lesd40
    @lesd40 Před 10 měsíci +37

    Well, I don't know about the performance aspects...but the sound characteristics are fantastic! They sound awesome.

    • @JamesElise160
      @JamesElise160 Před 10 měsíci

      I was just going to comment the same. A really good sounding engine.

    • @alpenfoxvideo7255
      @alpenfoxvideo7255 Před 10 měsíci

      sounds exactly the same as the 3-cylinder 675cc Triumph

  • @RonKan69
    @RonKan69 Před 9 měsíci +5

    That seems like some really cool tech! Hope the company gets more successful

  • @blueckaym
    @blueckaym Před 8 měsíci +5

    Here's an idea for a future video - make a centrifuge for filtering heavier particles from a fluid - for example dirt from oil, or resin particles from alcohol (that are most often used in resin 3D printing).
    The main part is something like a cooking pot, but with additional lip on the top rim. That lip could be something like 2 or 3 cm, and when spinning it would trap fluid on the inner walls in the volume closed by that lip. (the UP for the things in the centrifuge would effectively be towards the rotation axis).
    When you keep pouring (dirty) fluid inside it would fill that wall-lip enclosed volume, until it starts overflowing over the top lip (as the bottom is mostly** solid)
    Since the overflowing liquid will fly away horizontally not being stopped by anything else, there should be external housing - That ext. housing can be very simple as it's fixed, and the only special thing is on its bottom. The bottom should be separated in 3 areas:
    - inner-most: for passing the axis of the motor spinning the centrifuge (that could be dedicated motor, or a Dremel or whatever you find appropriate).
    - mid-area, separated by two vertical walls to prevent the fluid overflowing in the inner- or outer-most areas. That's where the remaining dirty fluid would drain when the centrifuge is stopped, thru the holes on the bottom of the "cooking pot".
    - and the outer-area, which would collect the (clean) fluid overflowing above the "cooking pot" top lip.
    The mid- and outer areas need one or more drain holes that lead to separate containers for the clean and remaining dirty fluids.
    The inner-most the hole for the motor's axis, isn't strictly necessary to be on the bottom, but it would be more convenient as the pouring of the dirty fluid would happen from the top.
    Bonus: if you pour the dirty fluid from the top straight down some of it might immediately drain thru the dirty fluid holes (before the centrifugal force pull it to the "pot" walls), or it might fly directly to the area near the overflow lip, and not have enough time in the centrifuge to let its heavier particulates to settle on the "pot" walls.
    To prevent that it would be idea to add a part that would serve as a channels for the dirty fluid, and at the same time as an umbrella for the dirty-fluid drain holes on the bottom of the "pot".
    It should be with at least two symmetrical arms (that should be plenty, but in any case it should be perfectly symmetrical to avoid introducing vibrations during high speed rotations).
    That part should be attachable to the center of the spinning "pot", at about the place there the motor's axis attaches, and should of course spin with the centrifuge "pot" in order to guide the dirty fluid towards the wall and bottom of the "pot".
    This way the newly introduced dirty fluid would have the longest path to go until it reaches the overflow lip, and thus will provide more time for the dirt particles to settle on the walls, and displace the already cleaned fluid over the lip.
    ** "bottom is mostly solid" - means that in a "cooking pot" solid bottom there should be few holes near the central rotation axis, which will allow the remaining (dirty) fluid to be drained thru these holes in a separate container, for future filtering.
    If you'd like you can add a lid over the fixed housing to prevent any fluid spraying around.
    Also the "pot" bottom could be a bit concave s o to guide easier the remaining dirty fluid to the drain holes on the bottom when the centrifuge is turned off.
    At rough calcs ~7cm radius spinning centrifuge "pot" at ~11300 RPM would produce ~10,000 g-force!
    So it doesn't need to be large - radius increases g-force linearly, but RPM increase g-force exponentially, and given that most motors can spin it around 6,000~10,000 (typical angle-grinders), or even near 35,000 for Dremels, the real limiting factor would be the spinning "pot" strength (of it's own weight + the operating fluid below the overflow lip) at the given RPM.
    And of course it would work fine at much lower RPM, just with lower effective g-force.

  • @ArmyK9
    @ArmyK9 Před 9 měsíci +441

    Holy cow, the engine itself was cool and blew me away, the fact it can run on moonshine was exhilarating!

    • @alexc4924
      @alexc4924 Před 9 měsíci +31

      you might be surprised most engines can run on any liquid that burns, for a while at least. People run their cars on vegetable oil.

    • @jackass123455
      @jackass123455 Před 9 měsíci +21

      a conventional engine can run on Moonshine too. just gotta inject enough fuel and have the right amount of air in a combustible mixture for it to run. as the other comment says if it can be attomized and burn in a exlosive state (ie burn fast enough) then an engine can run on it. i had a HOBBY nitro OS engine running on methylated spirits. (which is literally moonshine with denaturing agent so you can't drink it) it usually a 60% ethanol water mixture

    • @captain_crunk
      @captain_crunk Před 9 měsíci +8

      Exhilarating? More like intoxicating ;)

    • @andersjjensen
      @andersjjensen Před 9 měsíci +10

      @@alexc4924 Uh, leeet's modify that: Some engines can run on anything that burns that has a high enough octane rating to not spontaneously auto ignite during the compression phase, and some engines can run on any hydrocarbon that isn't too thick to go through the injection nozzles. Trying to run a diesel engine on alcohol gets you nowhere, and trying to run a gasoline engine on cooking oil gets you nowhere.

    • @holyearth
      @holyearth Před 9 měsíci +1

      This engine is amazing

  • @antonpersson99
    @antonpersson99 Před 10 měsíci +59

    I have always been interested in seeing how a Stirling engine would work if you use a manual CVT gearbox as a throttle control, so there's an idea for you to try.

  • @joeltranformer
    @joeltranformer Před 8 měsíci +2

    Its looks like a rotary and sounds cool too,would love a comparison on how they perform

  • @todox248
    @todox248 Před 9 měsíci +5

    Itd be very interesting to see you try to incorporate some of the past designs like the jet engines into something more like this. To see the concept is very cool but see it working like with the scooter is just taking it a step further! Im sure there is someone in your area who would join in on projects like that.

  • @itmeducky
    @itmeducky Před 10 měsíci +27

    It's been great watching how your channel has grown, going from doing sketchy 3d printed engines to here.
    And as always, this video was a great watch. Looking forward to the next one

  • @andisontran4472
    @andisontran4472 Před 10 měsíci +21

    Hey Integza, I had a video idea for you. I saw an article the other day about a 3d printed peristaltic pump, and I thought it would be fun to see you replicate that and see what you can do with the ability to move fluids around!

  • @SlowCarsFastSFV
    @SlowCarsFastSFV Před 8 měsíci +3

    The Wenkel rotary engine is amazing but problematic for daily use driving. It recently got a new life in a Toyota as a range extender. Exciting and fun stuff!

  • @Dexteran
    @Dexteran Před 9 měsíci +20

    Hey, love your channel! I'd be thrilled if you took on a project involving the Free-Piston Engine, a truly exotic design. It's a fascinating approach to internal combustion with no conventional crankshaft, and it's a design that holds significant potential for hybrid electric vehicles. I think your viewers would appreciate the uniqueness of this concept, and I'm certain you could make some interesting modifications to boost its efficiency and practicality. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with next!

  • @beez1598
    @beez1598 Před 9 měsíci +24

    What a great opportunity for you to meet with the team and learn so much directly! It’s been great watching the channel grow!

  • @duckdestroyer2412
    @duckdestroyer2412 Před 10 měsíci +9

    I just love the way it sounds, almost like a combination of a two-stroke inline twin and two-stroke inline three.

  • @hamishfox
    @hamishfox Před 9 měsíci +2

    The fact that is can run on vodka is both surprising and actually quite promising considering how easy it is to make.

  • @askquestionsMA
    @askquestionsMA Před 9 měsíci +4

    The problem with using liquid based Piston is that liquid tend to change its behavior in different states. Like under to much pressure it can change into a Gas or superfluid or other way around. And since it can change it state it will be able to find was out of the Chamber even if its the smallest crack or similar. Its a good idea in General to have one less mechanical Part but this could be only useful for small engines. Everything higher will just make alot more problems than solving some.

  • @joestechadvice6078
    @joestechadvice6078 Před 10 měsíci +27

    Lost wax casting would be a really cool thing to see you try! I do it for my job and it's a very unique process.

  • @Ekansh_Dadheech
    @Ekansh_Dadheech Před 10 měsíci +3

    Video idea: Try making a fully 3d printed internal combustion engine with a gearbox, like a cvt ,and put it on a 3d printed car, and try to beat the rc car land speed record. (Btw love your videos 😍)

    • @Ekansh_Dadheech
      @Ekansh_Dadheech Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@sonalibhatt1201 thanks

    • @mitaksh2011
      @mitaksh2011 Před 10 měsíci +2

      what"s a CVT?

    • @Ekansh_Dadheech
      @Ekansh_Dadheech Před 10 měsíci

      @@mitaksh2011 its a type of transmission used in many cars and 2 wheelers, you can get more info on google

  • @anachronist
    @anachronist Před 9 měsíci +3

    This reminds me of how a pop-pop boat works, the difference being that the liquid isn't fully enclosed.

  • @godswillmicheal6533
    @godswillmicheal6533 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Wow 😁 its exhilarating to see an engine working with just basic principles of fluid mechanics.. it's very awesome to watch ...

  • @matthewlopez5585
    @matthewlopez5585 Před 10 měsíci +6

    You should do a video about two-stroke engines. Especially the expansion chamber portion. It seems right up your alley!

  • @harrisonmc123
    @harrisonmc123 Před 10 měsíci +11

    Just a bit worrying hearing “investing” and “15% discount” in the same sentence

  • @ashkebora7262
    @ashkebora7262 Před 9 měsíci +3

    With a bit of tuning, even a normal piston engine can run on alcohol. It runs a lot hotter and takes a good bit of tuning, but it sure works!

  • @PC-fl7zi
    @PC-fl7zi Před 8 měsíci

    Superb channel. The engines sounds bloody great.

  • @tyler1988
    @tyler1988 Před 9 měsíci +4

    You should do a video comparing adding scale to that engine vs putting multiple of the chambers in series like you see with wenkels 2 or 3 or more rotor engines. It'd be cool to see which is more efficient use of space/weight for the power output.

  • @TheWorstBridger
    @TheWorstBridger Před 10 měsíci +20

    Could you try build an upgrade to an EDF that feeds it compressed air (like a jet engine without combustion.) It could be a pretty intresting thing to try.

    • @paradiselost9946
      @paradiselost9946 Před 10 měsíci +1

      wheres the compressed air coming from?
      and whats the point?
      yknow how jets can do mach 3, or better?
      and ducted fans can only do subsonic, at best, mach 0.8?
      its got nothing to do with how much air they shove through them, they cant accelerate the air past mach1.
      whereas the HEAT of the combustion in the jet engine is what allows the thing to get past that mach limit.
      refer to delaval nozzles... heat converting to kinetic energy.

    • @TheWorstBridger
      @TheWorstBridger Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@paradiselost9946well the compressed air could simply come from a compressor at the top of the duct.
      It would in theory push speed limit while still being efficient because more air is being pushed backwards for the same energy input. For the same reason the max ceiling of it would be increased dramatically.

    • @TheWorstBridger
      @TheWorstBridger Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@paradiselost9946and would you mind telling me how efficient those jets are by the way

    • @paradiselost9946
      @paradiselost9946 Před 10 měsíci

      @@TheWorstBridger terrible. if theyre strapped to the ground, or if one measures fuel consumption for the air consumed.
      but strapped to a plane, doing 5000km/hr, so the plane only flies for 45 minutes to fly 3000km, rather than taking 4.5 hours at say, 660km/h, and the total fuel used in that flight time is accordingly reduced and when one considers efficiency merely as "fuel consumed per kilometer travelled" then the jet is far more efficient than any other option.
      or that the prop plane with normal engines also taking 4.5 hours to travel the same distance, despite having engines with better efficiency when tested on a stand, has far lower efficiency when it has to struggle with air density, air friction, and general losses in the propellor.
      an engine is only as good as the prop attached to it.
      yet that same prop engine flying along at 300km/h would be better efficiency. if it had to pull a large load up, like a crop duster. or a hercules. dont see jet powered crop dusters...
      the jet doesnt give a damn as its "propellor" is an integral part of its fundamental operation. its only job is suck air in, heat it up, use some of the heat to drive itself, and using the remaining heat to accelerate air to a higher velocity than possible if merely "compressed".
      again. delaval nozzles. converging diverging nozzles. the conversion of thermal energy to kinetic energy.
      maybe you are confused because noone ever explains jets as using heat, they just say "they push air out back fast"? words like "enthalpy" and "adiabatic expansion" scare you?

  • @SlugcatDahlia
    @SlugcatDahlia Před 13 dny +1

    The Mazda 787b had an inverted rotary like that, and the way the go kart sounds has a lot of similarity to how that 787b sounded. That's awesome that a little kart has that much acoustic presence about it.

  • @BleughBleugh
    @BleughBleugh Před 9 měsíci

    Amazing video!
    Here’s wishing you get to a million soon!
    You really deserve it!
    Thankyou for putting a smile on my face, and learnin’ me sumfink!

  • @z0mb13h0rd3
    @z0mb13h0rd3 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Make anything!
    Yet I think specifically I’d like to see you interpret this idea of the motor on a model scale. Your approach is always entertaining, experimental, and educational.

  • @filipherrlin
    @filipherrlin Před 9 měsíci +3

    Hi and thanks for the great content! I would love to see you build a radial engine, and maybe put a propeller on it to test how much torque it produces! ❤

  • @bulleqc1520
    @bulleqc1520 Před 9 měsíci +4

    It would be interesting if you could build a bigger version on this engine to incorporate it in a bigger project. You could also have multiple ones if having one big engine isn't possible.

  • @phahker
    @phahker Před 7 měsíci +1

    I have heard rumor of they have learned how to make a superconductor that is stable and atmospheric pressure and temperature. They're said to haveing done this by combining a mixture of the carbons off of lead and copper. I think your next video should be on can you make this superconductor material

  • @ArnasBies
    @ArnasBies Před 10 měsíci +3

    Hey, this was an absolutely awesome video! I've seen some stuff about this engine before, would it be possible for you to explore it's building process more?

  • @grovermatic
    @grovermatic Před 10 měsíci +20

    _"It's basically a hot air engine that uses a literal liquid piston... But is it useful in real life?"_
    also
    _"This video was brought to you by Liquid Piston, a company"_

    • @bobclack3256
      @bobclack3256 Před 10 měsíci +4

      yeaaah. They've been around for like 10 years and while their tech has it uses, its not gonna be something "revolutionary" as their website says. Its thermo efficient, but the durability is questionable when the compression ratio and combustion temp is so high. Diesel engines are already difficult to keep running, not to forget that they still cant meet emissions regulations. They're a company that advertises a TON, and they just had a really bad financial year and poor crowd funding recently, so that's why they're doing this again. No hate towards them, its just sort of sketchy overall.

  • @justblitz453
    @justblitz453 Před 9 měsíci +2

    It would be awesome if you try to build a ramjet engine. I think it's possible considering you have all the necessary proprietary knowledge from building all sorts of other jet engines. Great video as always!

  • @vincentjugah4563
    @vincentjugah4563 Před 8 měsíci

    I'm a mechanical engineer student, and your videosss my mannn inspires me more to master & learn my majorrr, thank you!

  • @RudraPratapSingh-nh7lw
    @RudraPratapSingh-nh7lw Před 10 měsíci +3

    Built idea : try making an engine that can attach with go kart or just do a simple go kart build, maybe buy a go kart and use rocket engine or nos on it just do something with go kart i am so obbsesed with those these days

  • @vito7056
    @vito7056 Před 10 měsíci +5

    Been following you for years and your content is always so informative and entertaining - it saves me from the crap on youtube shorts

  • @klp1tyklop261
    @klp1tyklop261 Před 7 měsíci

    Rotary engines are amazing, lightweight,great power in compact size and sounds better than anything else,i do really hope some design fix all the problems and start having all type of vehicle with rotary...

  • @kiltedskipper
    @kiltedskipper Před 7 měsíci

    I would love to see this motor in 2 different forms. One as an small HP outboard engine for a dinghy, and 2, I'd like to see it as a diesel. I live on a sail boat and would absolutely love to see this technology be adapted to it

  • @gentmatthe
    @gentmatthe Před 9 měsíci +4

    Liquid piston combustion to drive the permanganate H2O2 reaction rather than pushing a syringe with your hand would be pretty cool. Kind of like driving a bigger thrust with a minor combustion, like when you used the linear PDE to start the RDE!

  • @joethomas5528
    @joethomas5528 Před 10 měsíci +29

    A steam turbine powered jet (similar to your electric jet but driven by a steam turbine) would be real cool

    • @xmysef4920
      @xmysef4920 Před 10 měsíci

      Yes that would be sick. It would be so steampunk!

    • @matsv201
      @matsv201 Před 10 měsíci

      Are you thinking of a steem powered turbofan? Jet refers specially to the combustion and heating up the air bit.

  • @waynegarfield6607
    @waynegarfield6607 Před 7 měsíci

    If the wankel rotary has trouble with the apex seals with only 3 radius corrections when following the eccentric rotor path curve within the stator how does this seal better with 6? Just curious as i am into engines , reinventing the wheel and like the 2 stroke opposing piston design with supercharger or turbo or both. Thanks

  • @cr4zyw3ld3r
    @cr4zyw3ld3r Před 9 měsíci

    A video on a highly efficient submersible jet impeller would be really cool!

  • @mrquicky
    @mrquicky Před 10 měsíci +12

    I like the idea of a rotary-powered generator. It would be nice to see the engine perform useful work at lower rpm's.

    • @enolopanr9820
      @enolopanr9820 Před 9 měsíci +3

      i am getting flashbacks to the glory days of mazda. If mazda took something similar to this and ran with it we could get one in a production car again

    • @mrquicky
      @mrquicky Před 9 měsíci +2

      @@enolopanr9820 I was just thinking about how compact the engine was and how flexible the fuel was. It would seem to be a good generator in an emergency.

    • @garretthaney9134
      @garretthaney9134 Před 9 měsíci +2

      ​@@enolopanr9820MX-30 R-EV. They're calling it a plug in hybrid, but it's a range extended EV... with no range. It's got a *tiny* battery that's constantly recharged by a small rotary engine.

    • @74KU
      @74KU Před 9 měsíci +1

      The reason we don't use wankles is because unit cost is high.. tolerance needs to be tight and they need complex maintenance because (especially in 2stk) they are very complex.
      Until you solve these issues it is just some fancy wankle.

  • @robmarsh448
    @robmarsh448 Před 9 měsíci +4

    make a plane with the LIQUID PISTON ENGINE

  • @kakxime6847
    @kakxime6847 Před 9 měsíci

    Which fuel do you recommend when trying to build a type of Jet engine and which material can I use to route it to where I need it?

  • @coalburn7916
    @coalburn7916 Před 9 měsíci +2

    i had no idea they had fully functioning liquidpiston engines. here's to hoping they live up to the hype!

  • @switchinlanes023
    @switchinlanes023 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Since we're on the subject of rotaries, see if you can make a twin rotor? The motor on the go-kart seemed grossly underpowered hence the low gearing and bogging on turns. Twin rotor and turbocharged would be even more epic!

  • @user-oj4xi8zd4b
    @user-oj4xi8zd4b Před 9 měsíci +4

    You could make an motor which is very powerful and quite, it would benefit the environment a lot no air pollution or sound pollution, it would be great.

  • @GetOutterMeHouse
    @GetOutterMeHouse Před 3 měsíci

    Wow coming back to this it’s incredible how much like a 3 cylinder this engine sounds like

  • @drflash36
    @drflash36 Před 8 měsíci

    Can this engine be run on bio-diesel, which would provide some lubricating properties,
    in addition to it being a potential fuel there?

  • @gerardorobeloavila1006
    @gerardorobeloavila1006 Před 10 měsíci +5

    I don’t know if you have worked with cannons before but I really do think they are a cool concept. Maybe you could try to make it steam powered or air powered. Heck, you could maybe use the elephant toothpaste reaction even. This could also be a cool and effective way to destroy tomatoes lol

  • @AlexCuza
    @AlexCuza Před 10 měsíci +8

    You should do a video on ducted fuel injection for Diesel engines. It has the potential to make an already efficient engine 10x more efficient. A lot of truck companies are researching it and in theory it can be retrofitted to any diesel car.

    • @RichardLewisCaldwell
      @RichardLewisCaldwell Před 9 měsíci

      10x more efficient means what? A 90% reduction in losses? That would be from 66% to under 7%. Dude, a 93% efficient engine is impossible. 70% is pushing things, and a rotary design is just too inefficient to break 2/3 efficiency. Too much surface area, both for friction and thermal losses.

  • @merlintroy
    @merlintroy Před 8 měsíci

    Have u thought about doing an interview with Bob Lazar?
    Although Bob is know for working at a certain area he is also a creative person who converted his corvette to run on hydrogen and that was back in 1989 so like I said he would b a very interesting guy for u to interview.
    There is also a guy who was the VP of G.M back in the late 90s to mid 2000s who has built this Red Hot Rod Truck with 500hp that runs on Hydrogen that u should also checkout and that truck is a recent build and was shown at SEMA.
    I think it would b very interesting for both of those men to Che k out each other's car and how they went about solving certain problems that each car had to deal with to get to work.

  • @jackievanhelen
    @jackievanhelen Před 9 měsíci

    My brother!! Top tier content, out of all the channels ive seen that deal with pop science and pioneering new motot techs, you are by far the most entertaining, intelligent, and simply put, 'intellectually digestable' channel i have seen since 2015. Brother dont you dare stop making stuff and may your gods bless you!!! 🤘

  • @raiaounhussain1314
    @raiaounhussain1314 Před 10 měsíci +3

    11:04 how about building TR900 turbofan engine in your next vedio i know you can't 😅😅

  • @hellraizer322
    @hellraizer322 Před 10 měsíci +16

    I'm so impressed by this liquid-piston engine! It's amazing to see how you've been able to use vodka as a fuel source. I've always thought that it was a waste to use vodka for getting people drunk, when it could be used for something so much more productive, like transportation.
    I'm really excited to see what you do next. I think there's a lot of potential for liquid piston engines to revolutionize the way we travel.

  • @5nov1988
    @5nov1988 Před 7 měsíci

    This is exciting technology. How about a video on the metal 3D printing you mentioned in the video?

  • @iAmGrizzlyBear420
    @iAmGrizzlyBear420 Před 8 měsíci

    rotary motors sound so amazing lol even a tiny one like that sounds awesome

  • @yeternat
    @yeternat Před 10 měsíci +3

    It would be cool to see this liquid piston engine turned into a fan that you would put on a rc aircraft!

  • @rkisztianrepas2722
    @rkisztianrepas2722 Před 10 měsíci +4

    Video Idea: you sould build a nitinol engine that if you would put in warm water than it would run!!!

  • @charliemaybe
    @charliemaybe Před 9 měsíci

    a 3 rotor variant of that engine would be amazing in a shifter kart and it would sound amazing tbh.

  • @quyle9483
    @quyle9483 Před 4 měsíci

    It sounds like a triple cylinder 2 stroke! It just sounds really cool!

  • @DLMilli
    @DLMilli Před 10 měsíci +12

    I love your propulsion videos! You should try working with NileRed to build a nitric acid rocket engine.
    With any luck, the tomatoes could catch fire spontaneously!

  • @mas13ish1
    @mas13ish1 Před 9 měsíci +3

    That is incredibly cool! I am happy to see someone try something new. Perhaps this will be in future cars as an alternative to battery electric. Of course, there are lots of other uses for this as you pointed out. Generators and things that don't necessarily need to be on a moving vehicle.

  • @cruzcam
    @cruzcam Před 7 měsíci

    This is the kind of videos I love watching at 3:40 am

  • @JH2000Gameplay
    @JH2000Gameplay Před 9 měsíci +1

    Make your 3D print in foam and use it as a mold to create a negative mold in concrete, then melt the foam with some molten metal to make your rocket engine or combustion engine more resilient.

  • @derpanther-ingenieur8460
    @derpanther-ingenieur8460 Před 10 měsíci +3

    make a solar powered Stirling engine (using a lense) and do whatever else(mount it onto something test its speed) best might be to see if its more efficient than a solar panel of the same size

  • @CatchMeNever
    @CatchMeNever Před 10 měsíci +15

    Man I missed this channel and I’m glad it’s back. This is one of the best sponsored videos because it actually relates to the content you normally produce.

    • @user-ke1gn3ql1g
      @user-ke1gn3ql1g Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@NuhuIdris-qv3vm Bot alert!

    • @dash0173
      @dash0173 Před 10 měsíci +1

      lol what? the channel never "left"...

    • @CatchMeNever
      @CatchMeNever Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@dash0173 Well the past couple years he has been uploading 1 video a month, so after 3 months I was getting worried. Hopefully he got some good time off to relax during this summer as he deserves it.

  • @computersforall
    @computersforall Před 8 měsíci

    I have a few ideas for you to investigate. I saw a prototype engine in a dirt bike magazine some time in the early 1990's that combined parts of an 80cc 4 stroke engine with an 80 cc 2 stroke engine that resulted in an engine that was half the weight with twice the horse power. The article claimed that the new tech could be used for cars as well but I never saw any mention of this tech since the article. The ideas were simple. They used 2 80 cc engines of the same make, put the 4 stroke cylinder and valves on the 2 stroke engine block turned so that the intake was on the front of the engine. They ran a pipe from the cylinder intake to the engine body where they had a reed valve that allowed the movement of the piston to build pressure in the tube up to 15 psi till the valve opened for the intake stroke. A reverse camshaft was the only part that had to be made special since the cylinder was mounted with the intake in front / exhaust in the back. The carburetor ( I have no problem saying it ) was mounted on the engine body with another reed valve so fuel air could go in but not out and allow it to lube the engine and pressurize the tube previously mentioned. Integza... Contact me and I will even draw / email a schematic for you AND I have another almost lost tech idea you may like.

  • @davidprice9295
    @davidprice9295 Před 6 měsíci

    So cool if you to cover Liquid Piston! I’ve been following them for awhile and am really excited about what they could deliver in the future!

  • @dr.greene16
    @dr.greene16 Před 10 měsíci +14

    Video idea: using a bigger version of one of your compressed air engines (preferably the triangle one) power a normal bicycle turning it into a compressed air engine powered bicycle.
    Not sure if this is possible but hopefully it is
    Thank you for another amazing video @integza

    • @crackedemerald4930
      @crackedemerald4930 Před 10 měsíci +2

      Depending on the design of it, could probably even get regenerative braking

    • @dr.greene16
      @dr.greene16 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@crackedemerald4930 i didnt even think about that, it would take alot of work to pull it off tho

  • @stevez2158
    @stevez2158 Před 10 měsíci +3

    I really want to see you build a rocket with thrust vectoring. Rockets are awesome, but a rocket you can steer is even better, haha

  • @DuffArt
    @DuffArt Před 9 měsíci

    Super cool. Definitely worth further development towards practical applications

  • @godswillmicheal6533
    @godswillmicheal6533 Před 5 měsíci

    Really looking forward to see what u could do with the engine in your next video it'll be fun or funner like "u" said 😜to watch 😁

  • @GAMERIN-rn6dj
    @GAMERIN-rn6dj Před 10 měsíci +3

    Video idea:- Turn an table fan into an jet engine

  • @ThatCake
    @ThatCake Před 10 měsíci +4

    Yeah... im not investing in a IC company

  • @dorulupu
    @dorulupu Před 9 měsíci

    If the tesla turbine can run efficiently at low rpm as was stated before, try making a home made pressure generator as simplistic as possible to run it. So steam or even exhaust from the combustion of a propellent this would serve to see its practicality and serviceability in a emergency situation. As it was stated in your video it should be able to run on liquids of any kind even with particulates.
    It dose seem quite versatile.
    let see if this is a good apocalypse survival tool.!

  • @driverjamescopeland
    @driverjamescopeland Před 8 měsíci

    6:51 - the look on Keith's face "There ya go... I'm going back to do actual work now." 😂

  • @robking6975
    @robking6975 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Would it be possible to "invert" the liquid piston shown, and use it to drive a turbine? If the combustion chamber drove the liquid piston to create force in the fluid, it should be possible to drive a turbine using this fluid force. Could be an interesting video for @Integza to play with? Would be awesome to see if he could print another weird engine design!

    • @635574
      @635574 Před 10 měsíci

      So you mean place coils in each of the combustion chambers instead? Doesnt sound better than existing motor generators

    • @robking6975
      @robking6975 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@635574 Should be both lighter and more efficient than traditional engine designs.

  • @versi0nzero
    @versi0nzero Před 10 měsíci +5

    Such a high quality video. easily worth the wait

    • @robitussin7616
      @robitussin7616 Před 10 měsíci

      This whole video is just an ad for the company and then he states in the title that he built an engine which didnt happen. I hope there will come more about this because waiting 3 months just for a half interresting advertisment is kinda disappointing.

  • @tshebetsoseobi4671
    @tshebetsoseobi4671 Před 7 měsíci

    Designing and building a hybrid rocket engine that uses both solid and liquid propellants and testing its reliability and versatility.

  • @noprivacyleft
    @noprivacyleft Před 8 měsíci

    That sound is awesome for a tiny engine. It isn't whiny like a chain saw, sounds like rally car almost.

    • @jlo13800
      @jlo13800 Před 7 měsíci

      I like the 3 cylinder 2 stroke sound!