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Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:03 pm
by mark.f
What you have to remember is that the name was created waaayyy back when DR was tinkering with pop-off triggered sprinkler valves instead of burst disks. Arguably, we could change the name if desired, but I think another name should be chosen besides "Advanced Combustion."
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:42 pm
by inonickname
Let's change the name to stoichometrically metered multi atmosphere combustion cannon.
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 12:34 am
by Moonbogg
How about "amplified combustion cannons"
The acronym would be cool. "ACC"
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 5:40 am
by psycix
Multi-mix combustion gun.
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 5:53 am
by jackssmirkingrevenge
mark.f wrote:
Typical spudder arguing, nice one
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 3:15 pm
by Hubb
^^That's about what I looked like when I made this topic.....
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 6:30 am
by jackssmirkingrevenge
this is apparently what most of the forum thinks I look like while posting...
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 7:15 am
by dewey-1
@JSR
That is a very good self portrait!
Could you please do a colored chalk self portrait with slightly better detail?
Where is the "wodka" bottle?
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:14 am
by jackssmirkingrevenge
dewey-1 wrote:Where is the "wodka" bottle?
That was the "family friendly" politically correct version, this is what the batcave actually looks like
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 9:44 am
by D_Hall
Wow. I didn't know you smoke.
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 9:48 am
by jackssmirkingrevenge
D_Hall wrote:Wow. I didn't know you smoke.
... yet the alcohol and women of easy virtue come as no surprise?
I'm not sure how to take this hehe
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 10:15 am
by mark.f
Right before waking up in a cold sweat...
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 10:25 am
by jackssmirkingrevenge
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:05 am
by GalFisk
niglch wrote:I guess the valve is the main reason why hybrids are named the way they are. From that perspective, a good hybrid must have a valve that opens as the chamber reaches peak pressure. The actual combustion is just a very fast way of reaching high pressure (the temperature also helps).
I agree - the principle of operation is mostly related to the combustion cannon, but the principles of construction, such as a valve and a chamber that holds pressure, as well as the need for compressed air, is more related to the pneumatic cannon.
I recall that at the time the hybrid was concieved, many spudders had a strong preference for either pneumatic or combustion cannons, and fuel metering was also quite new, so the construction of a hybrid introduced a lot of new principles for spudders from both camps.
We can have a lot of fun with acronyms, but replacing a simple word with a more complicated one will never catch on. Especially not with us old-timers
