On or around Thu, 20 Oct 2005 19:34:44 +0300, "Pantelis Giamarellos"
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>Thank you VERY much.
>
>Thinking about it is must be the formula for the calculation of a cylinder's
>capacity multiplied by four (for a four pot) or 8 (for a V8) etc.
very minor point: you're calculating swept volume, which doesn't take into
account the volume, if any, of combustion chamber in the head.
The RAC used to have a formula for "horsepower" which didn't take cylinder
stroke into account; since this used to be used for tax rating the motor, it
led to all the old long-stroke motors.
and if you happen to want to know the theoretical horsepower of a
reciprocating steam engine, it's:
P.L.A.N/33000.
Where P = working pressure, L = cylinder length, A = cylinder area and N =
number of working strokes per minute, I think. or maybe per second.
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