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From: phil@amdcad.UUCP (Phil Ngai)
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Subject: Re: Camless valve operation
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I would appreciate it if people who follow up to articles edit the
included text. It makes a big difference at 1200 baud.

> I would like to make a couple of semantic points.  First, I don't
> know what "desmodronic" means, and neither does my OED.  Second,

desmodronic simply means instead of a spring and a cam/rocker arm,
the valve is pushed in both directions, in and out. This would
seem more efficient for direct solenoid operation, although as Jack
points out, there are many other ways to operate valves. I was
actually thinking about using a rotating sphere with a cylinderical
hole perpendicular to the axis of rotation as a valve. I can see
problems with lubrication, however. Any comments on this?
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