Re: Also


[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Bessler Discussion Board ] [ FAQ ] [ Back to BesslerWheel.com ]

Posted by grim (206.162.192.40) on April 24, 2003 at 18:23:18:

In Reply to: Re: Also posted by David-Moses on April 24, 2003 at 16:08:56:

: >: :I think I mentioned all this before. I discussed the differences in the two kinds of wheel in my book taking several pages and going over it all with a fine toothcomb. I don't want to do it all over again David. It seems obvious to me that, in the case of the one-way wheel, when the wheel was stopped, the weights came to rest in an unbalanced position, and once the wheel began to revolve, gained force from the swinging which then occurred.

: But John, it says to stop it required a great force, and it had to be well tied down, but okay let's say this is correct...look at following

:
: : In the case to the two-way wheels, I suggested that faced with the accusation that his wheels must be wound up, Bessler thought that if he could show that his wheels could turn in either direction that would seem to prove that they could not be wound up. So he thought of trying a mirror image mechanism in his wheel to see if they would react in exactly the way that they did. This would counteract the spontaneous starting of the wheel and obviously it needed a push to start it, since it could turn in either direction and it could hardly spontaneoausly begin to turn under those circumstances.snip...

: : The evidence which I went over in my book agrees closely with the above scenario. The two-way wheels could only turn at half the speed and they were twice the thickness of the one-way wheels. I even carried out tests with a Savonius windmill, one on its own and then two fixed to the same axis but facing opposite ways. They reacted in exactly the same way. the single one spontaneously began to turn in the wind and the double one needed a shove to start it and then only turned at half speed.

: Now see this is wrong. If there were a mirror mechanism counteractive to the one directional mechanism (so it could move in any direction, and didn't need to be tied down) it wouldn't move at half speed, it wouldn't move at all. Because it is a mirror mechanism. Counterreactive. Trust me. But if you don't, and I'm sure you or others can will up with an excuse, you can at least use this as a direction for how the weights must be balanced.

Its also possible that he could have used one mechanism and figured out how to make it toggle so that it oriented itself to whatever direction the persuation shove was given.
Seems the unidirectional would be the mech of choice these days, if critics don't like the machine, oh well!
If it turns in the wrong direction to a particular application, lift it off its trunions and turn it around.



Follow Ups:



Post a Followup

Name:
E-Mail:
Subject:
Comments:
(Archived Message)


[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Bessler Discussion Board ] [ FAQ ] [ Back to BesslerWheel.com ]