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Комментарии • 5 тыс.

  • @PracticalEngineeringChannel
    @PracticalEngineeringChannel 3 года назад +6847

    How about those graphics!?

    • @brickct123
      @brickct123 3 года назад +123

      @Tom Stanton what program did you use to generate the 3D? It's amazing!

    • @DG-ms5dz
      @DG-ms5dz 3 года назад +111

      How did you make the incredible animations @ 3:00

    • @dfgaJK
      @dfgaJK 3 года назад +38

      I think they were made in blender.

    • @Rebar77_real
      @Rebar77_real 3 года назад +75

      He's low-key applying to Pixar.

    • @vnagaravi
      @vnagaravi 3 года назад +10

      I think it's fusion

  • @NicholasRehm
    @NicholasRehm 3 года назад +807

    You just tricked me into being interested in air engines, dangit

  • @theCodyReeder
    @theCodyReeder 3 года назад +891

    Beautiful! 😍

  • @no1wrench
    @no1wrench 3 года назад +511

    This is actually potentially ground breaking technology. As a mechanic... and a bit of a wannabe engineer, I'm incredibly impressed... and inspired! 👊💥

    • @matiastorres1510
      @matiastorres1510 3 года назад +25

      Honestly this guy should probably patent this or something. Maybe make his own air hog company.

    • @tenj00
      @tenj00 3 года назад +9

      @@matiastorres1510 I think you cannot patent anything anymore, after you publicly show it like that.

    • @simonprescott590
      @simonprescott590 3 года назад +28

      @@tenj00 like Volvo did with the 3 point seatbelt design, it is better for us to let others use new technology without worrying about patents and ownership. This speeds up the innovation process

    • @stigmautomata
      @stigmautomata 3 года назад +16

      He's only recreated some **very** old steam engine issues.. like.. the very first steam engine's issues! The Newcomen "atmospheric engine" only powered half of the stroke, just like this thing
      You can run a steam engine with pressurized air.. just do that lmao

    • @nuggert
      @nuggert 3 года назад +26

      @@stigmautomata Groundbreaking technology
      For 1881

  • @RealEngineering
    @RealEngineering 3 года назад +2039

    Your 3D animations are great. What are you doing them in?

    • @HaiderAli-vd5uk
      @HaiderAli-vd5uk 3 года назад +64

      Wow how can you not know?

    • @HaiderAli-vd5uk
      @HaiderAli-vd5uk 3 года назад +36

      Looks like cad files that were made for printing used in fusion.

    • @ShiratoriIsOffline
      @ShiratoriIsOffline 3 года назад +8

      Boi

    • @0xCAFEF00D
      @0xCAFEF00D 3 года назад +102

      @@HaiderAli-vd5uk I think we're talking about the animations. Not the modeling software.

    • @npn2463
      @npn2463 3 года назад +17

      @@0xCAFEF00D in fusion there is an animation tool-set.

  • @MakersMuse
    @MakersMuse 3 года назад +2566

    There's something magical about such an obsession resulting in such great design. I can tell you only showed a fraction of the prototypes though :P Keen for it to go on a plane!

    • @calvinthedestroyer
      @calvinthedestroyer 3 года назад +12

      Hey MM, cool to see you here too!

    • @minepaperstudio5683
      @minepaperstudio5683 3 года назад +12

      I have an idea!
      A dry ice powered toy helicopter with this engine
      No rc Controls just let it go and fly on its own. It can self stabilize with that weight thing on the blades

    • @realisticpangolin6568
      @realisticpangolin6568 3 года назад +5

      Had you at any point tried using a turbine? Is a reciprocating engine as efficient as a rotary one?

    • @d3str0i3r
      @d3str0i3r 3 года назад +2

      @@minepaperstudio5683 bonus: creates a realistic smokey exhaust

    • @loserface3962
      @loserface3962 3 года назад

      @@minepaperstudio5683 enacademic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/1272265

  • @Nighthawkinlight
    @Nighthawkinlight 3 года назад +4044

    Now this is what I like to see. Nice job on a truly novel design. I don't think many realize how rare an accomplishment that is.

    • @samuelyoung2671
      @samuelyoung2671 3 года назад +84

      Its wild really. Never heard of anything like this. I know its a novelty, but true originality is not something you see alot of.

    • @digus
      @digus 3 года назад +62

      Came to say this as well.
      Certainly one of the more impressive original engineering designs I’ve seen on yt. This guy can do great things.
      and possibly patentable..?

    • @ArmchairDeity
      @ArmchairDeity 3 года назад +83

      @NightHawkInLight : he managed to pull off a thrust/weight ratio of >1! Yeah... that’s _extremely_ impressive when you’re working with a basic idea, a 3D printer, and a home-made thrust scale... I mean that’s incredible...
      It’s a crazy rare accomplishment and good onya for calling that out!

    • @paulbrouyere1735
      @paulbrouyere1735 3 года назад +67

      @@digus The problem with patents is you can’t take one once you made the idea public. Therefore Tom should be supported because he is in fact spreading these ideas in an open source community. I guess he will of course be pleased if you use his original ideas to also mention his name and/or channel.

    • @volofly2011
      @volofly2011 3 года назад +2

      I totally agree, this is very very good.

  • @G0ldbl4e
    @G0ldbl4e 3 года назад +114

    Hey Tom! Great build! Might I suggest using a pressure regulator to increase the efficiency of your engine by giving the engine a measured consistent dosage of air from the bottle? It should flatten the peak on that thrust curve into a nice long line. You already have a measured out volume, regulating the pressure will allow you to optimize every part of your design by guaranteeing a pretty steady rate of air moving through it (assuming the pressure doesn't drop so quick temperature changes are a consideration)

  • @RonaldFinger
    @RonaldFinger 3 года назад +1457

    Absolutely fascinating and incredible. Fantastic work, Tom!

    • @i_am_terom4810
      @i_am_terom4810 3 года назад +7

      hey Ronald ! Love your work ! Keep going,
      Love from France

    • @beamngnation9494
      @beamngnation9494 3 года назад +5

      Why are u even wasting time here, we want a fiero vídeo my friend

    • @lukemartin4819
      @lukemartin4819 3 года назад +4

      Love your Pontiac Fireo revival series!

    • @frigglebiscuit7484
      @frigglebiscuit7484 3 года назад

      impostor!

    • @SoldfMC
      @SoldfMC 3 года назад +2

      Im mean, wtf are you doing here 😃 I see so many youtubers I watch, commenting on other youtubers I watch videos.

  • @CNCKitchen
    @CNCKitchen 3 года назад +513

    Incredible work!

    • @NightVisionOfficial
      @NightVisionOfficial 3 года назад +5

      Ok, so, it remains only 3D Printing Nerds to comment this video xD? This dude is fantastic!

    • @ivangutowski
      @ivangutowski 3 года назад

      'welcome to CNC kitchen' :)

    • @billythekid8068
      @billythekid8068 3 года назад

      I have my own air powered piston idea! Awesome to see some others seeing this idea nice.

  • @integza
    @integza 3 года назад +710

    Your reaction when it finally starts working is priceless!
    Great job Tom, that design is just amazing I never heard of an engine that uses that concept.

    • @omarbz8681
      @omarbz8681 3 года назад

      Haha yes

    • @omarbz8681
      @omarbz8681 3 года назад +5

      Hey Integza, tomatoes are delicious.
      Come on at least I spelled your name correctly.
      Just joking, love your videos and channel.

    • @Idklol603
      @Idklol603 3 года назад +1

      Love your vids too integza.

    • @squak_nuts1626
      @squak_nuts1626 3 года назад

      look its pulsejet man i love you videos

    • @KevinCrouch0
      @KevinCrouch0 3 года назад

      I feel like he's throwing a slight at you with the "noisy engines don't always go faster" lol

  • @johndickson377
    @johndickson377 3 года назад +98

    His face when it finally continued to spin instead of going back and forth. Priceless

  • @Shubhyduby
    @Shubhyduby 3 года назад +271

    Omg the graphics and your ideas are out of this world

    • @caedmonswanson2378
      @caedmonswanson2378 3 года назад +4

      He did them in Blender, which is pretty cool. If you know how to use blender, it's not super hard, but that's still pretty good. Looks great though, it was a nice touch. The hardest part probably was getting the diaphragm simulation to work.

    • @Ainmlas
      @Ainmlas 3 года назад

      Help me friends

  • @GoExperimental
    @GoExperimental 3 года назад +412

    These animations are amazzzzzing! I have no idea how long it would take to create something like this but I'd like to have a play with the software and learn the basics. Props on another amazing video.

    • @erecxx
      @erecxx 3 года назад +6

      Agreed, which software is it that the animations is made in?

    • @zogworth
      @zogworth 3 года назад +8

      Looks like the cad files from fusion 360 stuck in blender or some such.

    • @braytonlarson1860
      @braytonlarson1860 3 года назад +2

      @@erecxx No matter the true answer to this question, Fusion360 is free and a very good way to kickstart your 3D modelling career.

    • @SpaceMissile
      @SpaceMissile 3 года назад

      @@braytonlarson1860 thanks for the tip.

    • @theninjascientist689
      @theninjascientist689 3 года назад +2

      @@SpaceMissile Blender is also a free, amazing way of getting into 3D (and 2D!) animation

  • @JoelCreates
    @JoelCreates 3 года назад +353

    Wicked illustrations! I loved the original air hogs, this is so cool. Do you think a high pressure engine may be possible using threaded co2 cartridges?

    • @ianlehman8342
      @ianlehman8342 3 года назад +26

      I have been looking at videos of miniature air engines, and have been thinking what performance or run-time can be achieved by using a small amount of liquid nitrogen that boils and comes up to pressure, still allowing the use of a lightweight tank

    • @namibjDerEchte
      @namibjDerEchte 3 года назад +18

      @@ianlehman8342 Use liquid hydrogen, if you can. Yes, it's flammable, but it's really light (14 times lighter than water) in comparison.
      Also you could probably use it's flame to heat a vaporization coil that sits between a liquid feed from the bottle, and the engine.

    • @komischertyp4
      @komischertyp4 3 года назад +1

      @@namibjDerEchte All these people who are way smarter than me...

    • @Pascal_Robert--Rc_Creations
      @Pascal_Robert--Rc_Creations 3 года назад +7

      @@namibjDerEchte or use that gas as an afterburner😆

    • @DocM221
      @DocM221 3 года назад +14

      @@Pascal_Robert--Rc_Creations that's what I was thinking, air piston engine at the fron, jet at the rear 😂

  • @paulsmith5442
    @paulsmith5442 3 года назад +35

    Try using these engines in a v formation with air tubes to transfer the air equaly to each piston

  • @johnfrian
    @johnfrian 3 года назад +188

    Waiting a month for a Tom Stanton video: feels like 3 months.
    Watching a 10 minute Tom Stanton video: feels like 3 minutes.

    • @Ainmlas
      @Ainmlas 3 года назад +1

      Help me

  • @rafcion6726
    @rafcion6726 3 года назад +1626

    "But we all know that noisy engines don't always go faster"
    -Honda civic owners: what

  • @sparrowthenerd
    @sparrowthenerd 3 года назад +95

    I love how all the top comments are from other maker youtubers, its such a wholesome community

  • @MoreEffinCowbell
    @MoreEffinCowbell 3 года назад +56

    Best part of this vid 5:46 the second he realizes it's actually working and looks back with the most priceless look on his face 5:52 , making sure the camera is recording. Hahaha!

    • @extramedium3561
      @extramedium3561 3 года назад

      as soon as this happened i checked comments XD

  • @RealCivilEngineerGaming
    @RealCivilEngineerGaming 3 года назад +576

    That was awesome mate, love the sound it made! Great work on the animations too!

  • @PenkoAngelov
    @PenkoAngelov 3 года назад +369

    "Noisy engines don't always go faster..."
    The truth has been spoken! Amen to that!

    • @Avetho
      @Avetho 3 года назад +7

      Its like "fartcan" exhaust vs Magnaflow in a way, right? The former is louder, but the latter is most likely faster.

    • @Minecrafter-uh6qv
      @Minecrafter-uh6qv 3 года назад +3

      @@Avetho Magnaflow can be loud though 😅

    • @nickopedia5669
      @nickopedia5669 3 года назад +12

      @@Avetho
      IMO that's a bad example cause they're both slower than the loudest option, straight pipes.
      And a fartcan isn't even an exhaust, its just sticking a megaphone on your tailpipe...

    • @Avetho
      @Avetho 3 года назад +1

      @@nickopedia5669 I think my last braincell after finish a lab report wasn't doing too good when I wrote that. It tried, though, and that's what counts X'D

    • @NACAM42
      @NACAM42 3 года назад +2

      In some cases I don't care though. Bring back the 2013 F1 sound!

  • @GospodinJean
    @GospodinJean 3 года назад +1251

    Stop for a moment and appreciate the fact that such a youtube channel exists

    • @gasgas2689
      @gasgas2689 3 года назад +18

      Or indeed, that such a young man exists. The future looks rosy with brains like Tom's.

    • @inutaro
      @inutaro 3 года назад +2

      Absolutely! The true true.

    • @broken_train2409
      @broken_train2409 3 года назад

      Buuuuuut...its basically a turbo without a engine and is the engine soon....awesomeness hopefully with a flutter

    • @The52car
      @The52car 3 года назад +7

      Honestly, this is what I come to RUclips for. People making stuff not just for likes and subscribers, but because they wanted to.
      And now it makes me want to try.

    • @BibiKylou
      @BibiKylou 3 года назад +2

      @@inutaro
      C

  • @yanniklohlein5998
    @yanniklohlein5998 3 года назад +17

    The pure childlike happiness at 6:05 ^^

    • @OmarDelawar
      @OmarDelawar 3 года назад +2

      Moments like that make all the work totally worth it!

  • @nazolon
    @nazolon 3 года назад +92

    Yep, some guy is already typing out a Hackaday article about this.

    • @PesVis084
      @PesVis084 3 года назад +8

      Would you prefer they don't? Tom deserves every bit of publicity

  • @ennioschnieder
    @ennioschnieder 3 года назад +59

    I‘m without words... You‘re such a genius. Especially as research in this field has been going on for more than 100 years🤯🤯
    Tom Stanton be like:
    „Wait a sec let me quickly invent a new engine“😂

    • @vitorbortolin6810
      @vitorbortolin6810 3 года назад +2

      Well, diafragma engine is actually a very old concept. I think he have this ideia independent but it is not truly a novelty. Such concept is at leat 70 years old. 😅

  • @you_just
    @you_just 3 года назад +337

    Ah yes, the SI unit for specific impulse, the Stanton: 1 second of thrust per 2L bottle at 60PSI

    • @TCBYEAHCUZ
      @TCBYEAHCUZ 3 года назад

      for me it's the kirk

    • @psychic_wolf
      @psychic_wolf 3 года назад

      LMAO severely underrated comment

    • @you_just
      @you_just 3 года назад +1

      @Opecuted Don’t worry, the pound and the inch are based off of the kilogram and the meter respectively (the pound is defined as 0.45359237 kg and the inch is 1/12 of a foot, which is defined as 0.3048 meters), making this a legitimate SI unit. I’m still waiting for a call back from the CGPM.

    • @allorfh2495
      @allorfh2495 3 года назад

      @@you_just i almost wrote a short comment explaining why you are wrong and warning you not to use inches in test when they specifically for the answers to be in SI units. then i read the last sentence and looked up what CGPM is lol
      i was this | | close to get whoosed

    • @farimk8910
      @farimk8910 3 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/UtiZU9ucjM4/видео.html

  • @Chillin4030
    @Chillin4030 2 года назад +3

    it just sounds like a gas engine wth

  • @sarex33
    @sarex33 3 года назад +69

    Can we call it "the stanton engine"?

  • @Leadvest
    @Leadvest 3 года назад +63

    "Yes I really did use Metric and Imperial in the same sentence" Laughs in Canadian/Scottish, tell me about it.

    • @rodchallis8031
      @rodchallis8031 3 года назад +3

      Do you want the 12mm socket or the half inch? ;)

    • @Crlarl
      @Crlarl 3 года назад +3

      Yeah. In Canada, we use 3 systems: USCS, SI and Imperial. Luckily, an imperial inch is the same as an American inch.

  • @1179125
    @1179125 3 года назад +235

    Now make 5 of it, geared them together and create a compressed air radial engine.

    • @Panzercommander121
      @Panzercommander121 3 года назад +13

      Or how about a rotary engine!

    • @Humbulla93
      @Humbulla93 3 года назад +14

      @@Panzercommander121 and put it in a miata

    • @spamcan9208
      @spamcan9208 3 года назад +10

      @@Panzercommander121 which rotary? Spinning Dorito version or the one that looks like a radial engine but the entire crankcase spins? (The Sopwith Camel used one.)

    • @Panzercommander121
      @Panzercommander121 3 года назад +3

      @@spamcan9208 An actual rotary engine, not a wankel engine. So yes, the WWI fighter style one.

    • @LilScrewmatic
      @LilScrewmatic 3 года назад +3

      make a rotary so you can have DORITO POWER

  • @XoPlanetI
    @XoPlanetI 3 года назад +12

    As an engineer i must say i am thoroughly impressed.These are the type of people who have been advancing technological innovations for centuries.

    • @happygilmore2100
      @happygilmore2100 3 года назад +2

      Absolutely right, I have always been impressed with this young man’s creative mind.

  • @970357ers
    @970357ers 3 года назад +50

    5:50 The Stanton Cycle was born.

  • @marz2292
    @marz2292 3 года назад +189

    6:30
    "What's in the container mate?"
    "Airmate"

    • @noahboursier
      @noahboursier 3 года назад +2

      I laughed too hard at this

    • @arfyness
      @arfyness 3 года назад +8

      Whaddya do when you see a space man?
      You park in it man!

  • @MrHuggaga
    @MrHuggaga 3 года назад +56

    dude your animations looked siiiiiiick! even the 3D-printed look, keep that going! ;D

  • @ashrafulhaque8759
    @ashrafulhaque8759 3 года назад +48

    Watching RUclips videos for years, I have come to the realization that there are many more smart people in the world than I originally thought!

    • @MrLifeistoobusy
      @MrLifeistoobusy 3 года назад +1

      And many more smart people do exist that haven't had the chance to realize their own potential. I like to think I am one of them!

    • @darthmaul216
      @darthmaul216 3 года назад +1

      There are a lot of smart people in this world. But unfortunately a lot of those people waste there gift and those who are not as smart but work harder surpass them in the long run

    • @nehirpro
      @nehirpro 3 года назад

      And vise versa.

    • @wilsjane
      @wilsjane 3 года назад +1

      The problem is that to find a smart design, you have to wade through dozens of idiots trying to scam us into believing that perpetual motion works.
      The ones who really won't give up are the guys trying to run an engine on hydrogen separated by electrolysis.
      A 30 second calculation shows that the energy taken to generate the hydrogen is at least 10 times more than it can produce.
      Simply disconnecting the tube and lighting the gas produces a flame smaller than a candle and we are expected to believe that this will power a car.
      Some of these guys have produced amazing fuel consumption improvements, totally oblivious to the fact that they were just turning down the fuel and the hydrogen was making no difference.
      The result was a 70hp engine producing 30hp and the life expectancy of the engine being reduced to a matter of hours.

    • @eloipalau950
      @eloipalau950 3 года назад

      @@MrLifeistoobusy huio

  • @jonas1340
    @jonas1340 3 года назад +58

    "Thrust time per 2l bottle at 60psi" must be imperial, isn't it?

    • @MrRishik123
      @MrRishik123 3 года назад +13

      its better than imperial measurements. I propose its called 1 stanton. "how many stantons can that stanton cycle based air engine produce ? " is a question i want to hear eventually at a mechanical engineering lecture XD

    • @ValentineC137
      @ValentineC137 3 года назад +2

      It's worse, it's a mixture of Metric and imperial so noone understands what's happening

    • @mickmuzzmkmz1628
      @mickmuzzmkmz1628 3 года назад

      Lol

    • @jamesmnguyen
      @jamesmnguyen 3 года назад

      In this case the SI derived unit would be: N^2*m*s
      Or in SI base units: kg^2*m^3/s^3.
      Not very useful unless someone has a better way to represent the unit.

    • @jimmytvfclassic
      @jimmytvfclassic 3 года назад

      Liter is metric, and PSI is imperial... so...

  • @michaelkeaton5394
    @michaelkeaton5394 3 года назад +145

    This Chanel is so underrated

    • @jospi2
      @jospi2 3 года назад +3

      A channel with half a million subscribers is underrated?

    • @KayJblue
      @KayJblue 3 года назад +7

      Perfume is very underrated indeed

    • @michaelkeaton5394
      @michaelkeaton5394 3 года назад +7

      @@jospi2 yes, he needs more than half a million

    • @alexanderwatson9845
      @alexanderwatson9845 3 года назад +1

      @@jospi2 yes

    • @laurinneff4304
      @laurinneff4304 3 года назад +2

      @@jospi2 I don't know anyone IRL who watches his videos

  • @thecommenter578
    @thecommenter578 3 года назад +85

    "it does't need gas, just pump it with air!"
    uuhm, these toy companies will discover free energy someday
    BTW. Cool engine and Cool graphics

    • @katzda
      @katzda 3 года назад +1

      Cool thing is it can be refuled mid air easily :-) who knows, perhaps a solar panel would do it.

    • @thecommenter578
      @thecommenter578 3 года назад +1

      @@katzda interesting idea. However you would have to limit your flight to sunny days only

    • @katzda
      @katzda 3 года назад +6

      @@thecommenter578 its still always sunny above the clouds.

    • @skyscall
      @skyscall 3 года назад +5

      @@katzda Why waste power using a solar panel to pump air into the air tank of a compressed air engine, when you could just hook up that solar panel directly to an electric motor?

    • @shept.7736
      @shept.7736 3 года назад +1

      Old air hogs actually had air powered engines, hence the brand name

  • @funradiokissfm
    @funradiokissfm 2 года назад +12

    I think many people don't even appreciate the amount of work that was put into this. Been trying to get this thing to work for weeks but have been struggling quite a bit with airtightness. Really admire you for coming up with this genius concept

  • @mattthe2nd865
    @mattthe2nd865 3 года назад +59

    6:44 "but we all know that noisy engines don't always go faster." Tell that to the guys who play with their mufflerless cars outside my house at 5am.
    Anyway, love the videos man. Keep it up!

    • @nhytg376tgyuu765gjmg
      @nhytg376tgyuu765gjmg 3 года назад +1

      yeah, or h-d's without mufflers that have like 40 hp.

    • @mickgibson370
      @mickgibson370 3 года назад

      I had a Briggs & Stratton lawn motor that was 4 stroke. I hopped it up from 3 1/2 hp to 10 hp about 40 years ago. The exhaust was like a expansion chamber on a 2 stroke. It really loud at low rpm due to the extra long intake valves! At just off idle it made 5 hp. The ringing of the exhaust could be heard at a 1/4 mile away.

  • @TurinTuramber
    @TurinTuramber 3 года назад +49

    Tom is the kind of guy every one wants in their team.

  • @bowieinc
    @bowieinc 3 года назад +63

    Awesome, just wondering if people at air hogs see this and be like, “Man! Why didn’t we think of that!”

    • @StevenWillmy
      @StevenWillmy 3 года назад

      They probably had access to better springs and piston rings

  • @zoulkari8982
    @zoulkari8982 3 года назад +10

    Maybe add multiple engines that goes when the other is releasing the old air.

    • @millomweb
      @millomweb 3 года назад

      You mean make a triple expansion engine - that uses the pressurised air 3 times :)

  • @michaelprice3031
    @michaelprice3031 3 года назад +45

    2:30 When your CAD is accurate down to the layer lines! Seriously though, how'd you do that?

    • @brianemery8945
      @brianemery8945 3 года назад

      Right!

    • @TomStantonEngineering
      @TomStantonEngineering  3 года назад +9

      I do the texturing in Blender, which has a way of adding waves to a model. So I scale the wave lines way down haha. Someone has since suggested that it's possible to export a layer line model from Prusa slicer.

    • @kavionic279
      @kavionic279 3 года назад +1

      @@TomStantonEngineering Very nice. I guess it is an accumulation of small details like this that makes it even more enjoyable to watch.

  • @barnabydixon
    @barnabydixon 3 года назад +420

    This is excellent Tom! Really well made and explained!

  • @BeefIngot
    @BeefIngot 3 года назад +48

    That smooth sponsor transition.
    What the heck was the animation made in. I was impressed at first, but then I saw the diaphragm moving too and I was 😮.
    I imagine we are getting an engine flight.

    • @MysticalDork
      @MysticalDork 3 года назад +4

      The models were made in Fusion 360, then the textures and animations were done in Blender.

  • @adams6782
    @adams6782 3 года назад +10

    I cant believe in addition to all these cool projects and videos you make, you put out the files as well. LEGEND

  • @Feangar
    @Feangar 3 года назад +99

    6:27 The sound alone makes the whole video worth the watch

  • @aportfolio8324
    @aportfolio8324 3 года назад +198

    "We all know that noisier engines don't always go faster."
    That statement just militarized the honda driving motorheads in my podunk town.

    • @Ainmlas
      @Ainmlas 3 года назад

      Hi

    • @chase7143
      @chase7143 3 года назад +1

      Bahahahaha!!!! Better sleep with one eye open! Never mind you’ll hear them coming

    • @Rick-the-Swift
      @Rick-the-Swift 3 года назад +2

      Hi!

    • @chase7143
      @chase7143 3 года назад +1

      @@Rick-the-Swift water under the fridge

    • @thedevilinthecircuit1414
      @thedevilinthecircuit1414 3 года назад +2

      All the thumbs-downers are Harley bikies.

  • @OrionAerospace
    @OrionAerospace 3 года назад +102

    Run the exhaust vents out the back and you’ll get a tiny bit more thrust! ;P

    • @olistanley5790
      @olistanley5790 3 года назад +6

      Would be negligible compare to the weight of redirecting pipes to rear

    • @OrionAerospace
      @OrionAerospace 3 года назад +19

      @@olistanley5790 the diagram at 3:28 has the holes exiting orthoganlly to the drive shaft- so it maybe wouldn’t be too hard just to angle the holes 45 deg to the back and then open them up a little to allow for more pressure- of course the energy losses of redirecting the flow that direction probably reduce any noticeable thrust. But would be a fun little addition

    • @Leadvest
      @Leadvest 3 года назад +13

      The final version does vent rearwards.

    • @OrionAerospace
      @OrionAerospace 3 года назад +11

      @@Leadvest ahhh you’re right! Ignore me

    • @vannoo67
      @vannoo67 3 года назад +9

      @@OrionAerospace It just means that Tom though it was a good idea too (even before you thought of it)

  • @Jandejongjong
    @Jandejongjong 3 года назад +20

    The Small size of the gears..
    Watchmaker: hold my coffee.

  • @CrazyHorse151
    @CrazyHorse151 3 года назад +24

    Is this the start of a new air engine series? This was the reason I fell in love with this channel and similar to Wintergatan's Marble Machine, I feel that I could watch endless videos of new air engine prototypes, tweaks, tests etc...

  • @lapisminer2904
    @lapisminer2904 3 года назад +313

    "noisy engines don't always go faster"
    rocket engines: am I a joke to you?

  • @nathangek
    @nathangek 3 года назад +176

    That's such an impressive design. I would love to see this as a well lubed, CNC milled metal version!

    • @cptant7610
      @cptant7610 3 года назад +18

      If you have a well lubed cnc milled metal version you might as well ditch the diaphragm because then its probably airtight anyway.

    • @diesel5471
      @diesel5471 3 года назад

      might as well search for air-drills

  • @suspense_comix3237
    @suspense_comix3237 2 года назад +3

    I’ve got an idea - that is to make a compressed air powered radial engine, the ones you’d find in old Airplanes from the 1930s to 1940s.

  • @Tibbs778
    @Tibbs778 3 года назад +38

    his face when the engine runs is priceless

  • @SamChaneyProductions
    @SamChaneyProductions 3 года назад +18

    I think this is the most sophisticated and mature design you've made yet, and those 3D print textured renders are fabulous. My only request is that you put that 3D printer on a table, that thing is going to melt your carpet!

  • @nickhomer40
    @nickhomer40 3 года назад +24

    Wow, these new renderings are absolutely beautiful Tom!

  • @maxostlund2568
    @maxostlund2568 3 года назад +7

    Make a engine that has more pistons
    Like a v8

  • @_aullik
    @_aullik 3 года назад +16

    Now put 3 or 4 of those together and you should have a pretty smooth engine.

    • @UNSCPILOT
      @UNSCPILOT 3 года назад +5

      Given the design of the engine that might be possible, though a 2 cylinder version first might be good

  • @firstnamelastname9879
    @firstnamelastname9879 3 года назад +133

    it is fascinating to see how he does final year research projects every couple of weeks or so.

    • @Ainmlas
      @Ainmlas 3 года назад

      Hi friends

    • @themorellonomicon2757
      @themorellonomicon2757 3 года назад +5

      Part of that is he doesn't need to write a hundred page essay detailing the prototypes and decisions and just shows some of them with one or two lines of text.

  • @zachsteinstudios
    @zachsteinstudios 3 года назад +42

    This video could be an hour long and I’d watch it all

  • @jorgeaura2890
    @jorgeaura2890 3 года назад +6

    Everyone: It's hard to imagine a worst measuring system than Imperial
    Tom Stanton: hold my beer... 8:02

    • @sadsocks4036
      @sadsocks4036 3 года назад

      The imperial system is used globally

    • @jameselliott8541
      @jameselliott8541 3 года назад

      @@sadsocks4036 by trump voters whenever they travel?

    • @sadsocks4036
      @sadsocks4036 3 года назад

      @@jameselliott8541 The imperial system is used globally

    • @actuallyno758
      @actuallyno758 3 года назад +1

      @@sadsocks4036 the metric system is, not the imperial

    • @sadsocks4036
      @sadsocks4036 3 года назад

      @@actuallyno758 the metric system is used everywhere outside the US and imperial is also used globally

  • @adamrobinson3123
    @adamrobinson3123 3 года назад +11

    You know, I was thinking the entire time "huh, I wonder if you can use it with a direct connection to bottle" then you did,andi was aw struck

  • @karthick86c
    @karthick86c 3 года назад +41

    7:07 Hi Tom. Did I hear you say 0.41 bar or 60 PSI? 1 Bar is 14.5 PSI!

  • @mohduzairrusli3741
    @mohduzairrusli3741 3 года назад +263

    “Dad why is that guy pumping an puctured tire?”
    “Son that just our neighbour...”

    • @mayabartolabac
      @mayabartolabac 3 года назад +7

      "Son, he builds airplanes powered by bottles, wastes tons of syringes on his own toys, plays with RC helecopters and drones everyday, and thinks that he'll get money from posting videos on the internet instead of getting a real job or a wife. This man is out of his head."

    • @mayabartolabac
      @mayabartolabac 3 года назад

      @@farimk8910 stop self advertising that's a scummy move reeeeeee

    • @Rick-the-Swift
      @Rick-the-Swift 3 года назад +2

      "...Oh and one more thing son, if our descendants/genes ever survive, it will be because of men like this. Take note, son- take note."

    • @zainaabdin
      @zainaabdin 3 года назад

      Why not using the method used in locomotive which is only pressured
      vapor pushing a piston much reliable and flowless

    • @Rick-the-Swift
      @Rick-the-Swift 3 года назад +1

      @@zainaabdin I'd have to research more, but still, it's hard to describe how irrelevant your reply is to this particular comment thread...

  • @Eluderatnight
    @Eluderatnight 3 года назад +3

    I want to see an over pressure failure(scuba/paintball tank). Moar Powah!

  • @cameronland5934
    @cameronland5934 3 года назад +18

    *congrats on half a million subs*

  • @Daddy_Damo
    @Daddy_Damo 3 года назад +6

    7:03 "Point 41 bar or 60 psi" ? Im assuming you meant 4.1 bar?

    • @DZGunner
      @DZGunner 3 года назад

      I was confused myself.

    • @mmseng2
      @mmseng2 3 года назад

      @@DZGunner Well, vacuum powered engines wouldn't be a new concept on this channel XD

    • @northerngreg
      @northerngreg 3 года назад

      It wasn't just me then...

    • @chrismorse3862
      @chrismorse3862 3 года назад

      gotta be

  • @manuelfernandes1344
    @manuelfernandes1344 3 года назад +22

    Never been so early!!!!

  • @suspense_comix3237
    @suspense_comix3237 2 года назад +1

    I LOVE watching videos made by people like you. It’s a shame that most of the internet is full of dumb people, memes, and stupid fanbases (People like Tom don’t have stupid fanbases and their fans are big brain)

  • @ABaumstumpf
    @ABaumstumpf 3 года назад +5

    If you pursue this design further - a small suggestion for prototyping that makes finding the correct length of the brass-insert and the push-rod a lot easier:
    Use screws.
    instead of just a random created brass-insert get a ~6mm brass threaded rod, make the fron smooth, and for the pushrod drill a hole and insert another screw/threaded rod into that hole.
    Like that you can just screw the part to a different position instead of having to make a new one every time.
    And for the gears - use some lego-gears (or any similar like Cobi, BlueBrix, Cada). The gears are cheap, easy to use, made from ABS and with the cross-shaft also easy to connect to other printed parts.

    • @samuelmellars7855
      @samuelmellars7855 3 года назад

      This is very good advice!
      Modular, easy-to-modify designs are wonderful for prototyping! Especially if you can use off the shelf parts. Then when you know the final designs, you can customize, make to measure and make any small improvements/refinements you feel are necessary

  • @MyFirstYoutubeHandle
    @MyFirstYoutubeHandle 3 года назад +40

    5:52 that look of surprise after tons of hours of work and failure is priceless inspiration. Love this

  • @v_Shami
    @v_Shami 3 года назад +147

    "Just look at that preformance"
    *plane imitates my GPA*

  • @Mtntk
    @Mtntk 3 года назад +4

    Non mechanical engineer here: Can counterweight could be added to crank to stop wobbling and balance the force ?

    • @marybethferguson4753
      @marybethferguson4753 3 года назад

      Non engineer as well: it sounds like a an interesting idea though i dont know where it might go.

  • @jediprowen
    @jediprowen 3 года назад +8

    I wonder exactly HOW LONG it took you to make this engine, with a design that has *never* been used, and make it run well.

  • @Cheezeball99999
    @Cheezeball99999 3 года назад +63

    Not only are all of the concepts here quite clever, I like how the renderings show print lines. Nobody does that. I love it.

  • @MsKamil37
    @MsKamil37 3 года назад +36

    I was so genuinelly happy when it started working on this vid. Respect engineer

  • @neardood1
    @neardood1 3 года назад +1

    Great video, very cool! Just pointing out, at 7:05 you're out by one decimal place; 60psi = 4.1 bar, not 0.41.

  • @DubiousEngineering
    @DubiousEngineering 3 года назад +7

    DUDE - EPIC Design work! :-) Massive thumbs up!

  • @georgew.9663
    @georgew.9663 3 года назад +25

    Hot damn Tom you kicked the animations up like 30 notches!

  • @colsjit
    @colsjit 3 года назад +14

    I love this so much! Cannot believe this is all free for anyone to watch

  • @ScalarYoutube
    @ScalarYoutube 2 года назад +1

    I was about to say that this engine would work great in a vacuum because it doesn't require combustion to function and the lower external pressure means less air would be needed to make it run with the same force, but then I realised that you are using the engine to turn a propeller which needs air to be useful🤦‍♂️

  • @medan108
    @medan108 3 года назад +24

    Me: Air powered fans ?
    Tom: yes

    • @farimk8910
      @farimk8910 3 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/UtiZU9ucjM4/видео.html

  • @marknn3
    @marknn3 3 года назад +10

    Are we witnessing the birth of the Stanton-engine?

    • @vitorbortolin6810
      @vitorbortolin6810 3 года назад +2

      Hahahahah, well actually no. Diafragma engines concept already exist. He is late by more than 70 years unfortunatly 😅

  • @itohjoe
    @itohjoe 3 года назад +8

    Noooooooo! Tom! Nooo! I wanted to see a test flight!

  • @slatetechnologies1724
    @slatetechnologies1724 2 года назад +1

    You should try resin 3D printing, it would give you smoother and better looking parts that have a better quality than FDM.

  • @NikolaosLedZeppelin
    @NikolaosLedZeppelin 3 года назад +30

    drive the exhaust air through transfer holes to the back of the engine to utilize also this thrust

    • @Ainmlas
      @Ainmlas 3 года назад

      Good morning friends

    • @kylestanley7843
      @kylestanley7843 3 года назад

      Good idea, that way you can use as much of the air's pressure as possible.

  • @croweviolinist
    @croweviolinist 3 года назад +7

    Holy crap, dude. I cannot fathom the hours that you put into this project. I'm amazed by your engineering skills but even more by your commitment to an idea.

  • @byondjewelry7563
    @byondjewelry7563 3 года назад +50

    This guy designed his own engine, seriously super impressive!

    • @HDLMoviesNL
      @HDLMoviesNL 3 года назад +1

      Airhogs had a different design. They did not use a diaphragm

    • @byondjewelry7563
      @byondjewelry7563 3 года назад

      @@d1ll Didn't he mention that air hogs had a didn't design in the video?

    • @byondjewelry7563
      @byondjewelry7563 3 года назад

      @Asian -_- Didn't he mention that air hogs had a didn't design in the video?

    • @byondjewelry7563
      @byondjewelry7563 3 года назад

      @Asian -_- Didn't he mention that air hogs had a didn't design in the video?

    • @byondjewelry7563
      @byondjewelry7563 3 года назад

      @@HDLMoviesNL That's what I understood as well, I have not seen a diaphragm engine before.

  • @mhxxd4
    @mhxxd4 3 года назад +1

    I had an Airhogs plane, used to pump it until another pump was impossible. Fun times as a kid!

  • @LunringNassar
    @LunringNassar 3 года назад +32

    Sounds like a broken 2-stroke, Love it.

    • @noxious89123
      @noxious89123 3 года назад +8

      Would be cool to see a "multi-cylinder" design, with them all geared to a common output shaft.

    • @mr.yungthug5166
      @mr.yungthug5166 3 года назад

      @@noxious89123 Maybe not impossible, although the timing for every cylinder to work in sync would be a nightmare to get it right. This due to it being powered by air pressure.

  • @ryanm.191
    @ryanm.191 3 года назад +6

    that design is amazing....
    proper problem solving and innovation, some real engineering there

  • @faqihaldiannoor1266
    @faqihaldiannoor1266 3 года назад +24

    5:53 look at his face... What a heartwarming face that you will do after a lot of effort that you spend and then see the result that you want

  • @aplustudios3622
    @aplustudios3622 3 года назад +1

    U can use a magnet(like poles)which will be more efficient. U will not need any air pressure. Replace the metal ball with a strong large surface area which must fixed at that position and another magnet of less surface area attached to the rotator. It should be very close to the fixed magent and all u need to do is to rotate the rotator and it will work unstoppable unless u stop it. Try this and compare it to your other engines.

    • @brandonrichardson1171
      @brandonrichardson1171 Год назад

      That would be a perpetual motion machine. Have you built such an engine?

  • @NateBaxley
    @NateBaxley 3 года назад +5

    I love the look of pure joy on your face when the engine starts working correctly! Great video as always.

  • @undissatisfied1557
    @undissatisfied1557 3 года назад +7

    My first thought is when do we get to see a radial engine with this technology? It's soo cool already.

  • @centpushups
    @centpushups 3 года назад +6

    You ever tried sticking dry ice in that bottle to add more power.

    • @radicaledwards3449
      @radicaledwards3449 3 года назад

      I have been meaning to try that, but instead I put the bottle in a bucket of hot water. Doing both would be even better.

  • @MegaBuck73
    @MegaBuck73 3 года назад +1

    This is fascinating. Given sufficient component durability, and ability to harvest sufficient air pressure from the atmosphere directly, this type of engine could theoretically keep a craft alot infinitely with no fuel. I mean, you could theoretically use one as a compressor to collect and store air pressure, and the other to provide thrust, but Chances are the two would cancel each other out, and never be able to produce sufficient power to overcome it's own drag.
    Probably not feasible at all, at least, not with current tech, but I do find it to be an intriguing thought experience. It tickles my ADHD brain but good.