Addendae to CONSTANTINESCO,
George : Inertial Transmiussion ( I )
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George
CONSTANTINESCO :
Theory of Wave Transmission
( A Treatise on Wave Transmission of Power )
( 2nd Edition, 1922 )
http://autoturism.rdslink.ro/gbist.htm
"George Constantinescu created a new branch of science within
continuous medium mechanics, concerning vibration transmission of
power: Sonics. One of his outstanding inventions is the Mechanical
couple converter, which can automatically transmit the power from an
engine or other power generator, to a driven (secondary) shaft. Its use
includes tool-machines, locomotives, cars and so on. Using the couple
converter transmission system simplifies the traditional mechanism of
transmission to driving forecarriages made up by clutch, gearbox,
longitudinal transmission (cardan axle), differential and planet shaft
cone group. The couple converter secures a progressive coupling and a
continuous and automatic accommodation of car movement to the changing
resistance to advance."
"In 1936, Petre Cristea together with Gogu Constantinescu and Ionel
Zamfirescu won the Monte Carlo Rally on a Ford modified by the three,
succeeding the first victory of Ford in this famous rally."
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/09/02/what-will-your-next-car-look-like/
Modern Mechanix ( Feb, 1931)
What
Will Your Next Car Look Like?
"...It is the nearest approach on the market today to the dream of a
gear-shiftless car with an infinite range of speeds, virtually a speed
for every added revolution of the engine. Several years ago a Greek
engineer in London named Constantinesco developed a torque converter
which eliminated gear shifting, and it was tried with some success, but
has not as yet proven practical in volume production.
The theory of the Constantinesco device requires higher mathematics and
considerable knowledge of physics to explain or understand, but in
operation it allows the engine to idle without transmitting motion to
the wheels. When the accelerator is depressed and the engine speeds up
the torque converter changes its motion and begins to impart rotary
motion to the shaft, the speed of the motion depending on the engine
speed and the resistance of the car. In other words, starting from a
dead stop, the device imparts the engine revolutions to the
transmission in the form of few revolutions at high power, and as the
car gets under way and resistance decreases the converter changes its
movement and transmits more revolutions at less power. It automatically
adjusts its speed to the power required to overcome resistance."
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