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What?does the exhaust 5th cyl 'fire'? i dont see how just shoving exhaust in there would really do anything... maybe 1 or 2 hp result.
but i remember them not actually having a fire source except for start up. even then its more of a heater than a fire.
I thought it might, but from watching this it seems to be a completely passive cylinderB said:does the exhaust 5th cyl 'fire'?
civicious said:...but I'm curious to see how horrendous the carbon buildup is in the middle cylinder over time.
No, with proper sizing and exhaust temperature from the first two cylinders, it's not going to "pull" the gases out, it'll still convert the heat energy from the exhaust into work.What an idea, seems to me like the middle cylinder wouldn't be providing much help though i see the idea of using it to "pull" the gasses out of the other cylinders.
Also to answer the ignition question. From what i gathered from the animation is that the middle cylinder is only an air pump.