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[SUGGESTION] Scalable drivetrain

Open Amplar opened this issue 6 years ago • 0 comments

Scalable engines/gearboxes Engines would be defined by: -Fuel type (diesel, petrol, multifuel) -Piston, rotary, turbine, or electric -Piston/rotor amount -Piston arrangement (this can modify fuel consumption and cooling, radial/boxer engines having a bonus in cooling for example) -Aspiration (natural, turbo, supercharger. Turbo increases potential power/tq output and reduces displacement at high rpm at the cost o higher fuel consumption, lower durability, and increased cooling cost. Supercharging increases low rpm power/tq, reduces displacement, and increases fuel cosumption greatly but does not affect durability or added cooling cost as much as turbocharging. -Target displacement (this defines torque, redline, size, mass, redline & available powerband range.) -Block material (cast iron, aluminum; dictates engine weight, durability, and cooling requirement) -Target powerband range (dictates torque & horsepower output. Setting the range higher increases HP output, fuel consumption, cooling cost, and possibly engine durability. Lower range increases torque. Can only be increased to a certain point depending on the redline that is defined by engine displacement.)

Cooling: -Either fixed or scalable entities -Required to be within a certain link range of the engine(s) -Two types, air cooling (large fan) or water cooling (radiator entities of a largish size) -Possibly require being exposed to air for air cooling fan(s) or not have its intake blocked by an acf entity.

Gearbox size defined by: -Gear amount -Target torque rating -Skid steer, regenerative, or neutral steer capable -Eliminate need for differentials and/or transfer cases (but do not remove these gearboxes) -Output direction (transaxial/inline/straight) -Possibly link to engine cooling system (oil) to boost durability or tq rating.

Amplar avatar Dec 13 '19 19:12 Amplar