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DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL TOROIDAL PNEUMATIC MOTOR

dc.contributor.authorMurphy, Braden A.
dc.contributor.copyright-releaseNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.degreeMaster of Applied Scienceen_US
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Mechanical Engineeringen_US
dc.contributor.ethics-approvalNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.external-examinern/aen_US
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinatorDr. Ya-Jun Panen_US
dc.contributor.manuscriptsNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Darrel A. Domanen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Daniel Boyden_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Clifton Johnstonen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorDr. Darrel A. Domanen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-12-13T15:19:17Z
dc.date.available2012-12-13T15:19:17Z
dc.date.defence2012-12-04
dc.date.issued2012-12-13
dc.description.abstractA novel toroidal pneumatic motor (rotary actuator or rotary engine) has been developed and tested. The motor is designed with a ring torus (or revolved circular cross-section) working chamber, which is formed by two rotors and sections of a casing (or stator). The rotors are designed with an equal number of pistons, an arrangement of one-way bearings (to transfer torque from the rotors to a common drive shaft), and an impact mechanism to operably control the positioning of the rotors relative to ports located within the stationary casing. This design is aimed at improving the power density (power per unit mass), efficiency and torque output at low shaft speeds, when compared to conventional vane motors. Dynamometer test results are presented, showing the torque output of the motor with compressed air supply pressures of 10 to 80 psi at 10 psi increments.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/15818
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectToroidalen_US
dc.subjectRotaryen_US
dc.subjectEngineen_US
dc.subjectMotoren_US
dc.subjectActuatoren_US
dc.subjectPneumaticen_US
dc.titleDESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL TOROIDAL PNEUMATIC MOTORen_US

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