FC_fan

iTrader: (2)

ok, the real argument here:
Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?

The confusion about 'fruit' and 'vegetable' arises because of the differences in usage between scientists and cooks. Scientifically speaking, a tomato is definitely a fruit. True fruits are developed from the ovary in the base of the flower, and contain the seeds of the plant (though cultivated forms may be seedless). Blueberries, raspberries, and oranges are true fruits, and so are many kinds of nut. Some plants have a soft part which supports the seeds and is also called a 'fruit', though it is not developed from the ovary: the strawberry is an example.

As far as cooking is concerned, some things which are strictly fruits, such as tomatoes or bean pods, may be called 'vegetables' because they are used in savoury rather than sweet cooking. The term 'vegetable' is more generally used of other edible parts of plants, such as cabbage leaves, celery stalks, and potato tubers, which are not strictly the fruit of the plant from which they come. Occasionally the term 'fruit' may be used to refer to a part of a plant which is not a fruit, but which is used in sweet cooking: rhubarb, for example.

So, the answer to the question is that a tomato is technically the fruit of the tomato plant, but it's used as a vegetable in cooking. copied and pasted from some google site. LMAO

seriously though, friends ask my if its equivalent to their 4 cylinders. I tell them it has thrust bearings to handle the thrust and is more similar to a small jet turbine. (jk,lol). there eyes get wide and then I tell them to STFU and line there car up to my 130rwhp monster.lol

jjwalker

The whole reason this came up in the other thread, was to compare exhaust pulses per revolution of the eccentric shaft compared to a piston engine.

How it turned into this is beyond me...

In the other thread you insinuated that I was an forum bully. Let me just say this. I attempted to correct your misinformation and educate you, not because I want to be an ***, but because I want people on the forum to be educated. It helps others later down the road.

Instead of asking me questions, my information I gave you was refuted over and over again. You never really asked me to explain further, but rather tried to convince me of information that was wrong. Syritis jumped in and offered to try and explain the same thing..same result.

So if I tried to help someone understand something and all I get is "NO! YOU ARE WRONG! IT'S THIS!" do you expect me to be more than just minimally cordial to you? I tried as best as I could to explain the process in my own words, then even provided links which I do not believe you took the time to read.

Thus now we have the apparent jackassing around in this thread (not you, others). It has been clearly explained several times how many pulses, combustion events...yadda yadda. I think people are at the point of throwing their arms up into the air explaining it.

What can I do to help you and convince you of how the wankel rotary engine works? You tell me, as I do not know how to anymore and I do not think anyone else does either.

natothegreato

iTrader: (1)

well said walker... and u even did it nicely, more than i could say if people tried telling me everything that i know to be fact is incorrect. i think its been said more than enough how many ehaust pulses there are. if that was the OPs question then this discussion should be over. lol. bet as to how you would compare the two... like everone else says, there are too many differences to make a simple comparison.

R.O.D

iTrader: (3)

i may have read over this too quickly, and made the assumption that u were just talking ****.
for that i do apologize.

also i do see how u would feel like i was arguing with u, i was just trying to show my pov, and discus it with who ever. my intentions where not to **** anyone off.

but i did feel that the info u did present, after i said i didnt agree with, was followed by info seemed to me to be the same thing u had said before. JJcobm, brought alot more detail then i thought the info u brought had. and was explained alot more thoroughly imo.
i do understand that its not ur job to do so, and that u really didnt have to do anything.

like i said if i pissed anyone off i do apologize, definitely wasnt wat i was going for.

arghx

iTrader: (3)

key thing to remember is that every time a rotary engine is at TDC, it is going to fire the spark plug and generate power. On a normal 4 stroke piston engine, when the engine is at TDC it may either fire the spark plug or it may be dumping exhaust out during the exhaust stroke.

TDC in the combustion chamber always = compression stroke on the rotary, no matter how many rotors you have

on normal 4 stroke gas engines, TDC could be on the compression stroke or it could be on the exhaust stroke. That's why when you are doing a timing belt you have to be careful that you have the correct cylinder on the correct stroke when you get the engine to TDC.