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George [ Gogu ] CONSTANTINESCO
  Wave Transmission of Power


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 )
( PDF , 9 MB }


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://www.imsar.ro/SISOM_Papers_2007/D_18.pdf

Gogu Constantinescu' Torque Converter Analysis with Simulink

by Ion Ion



Patents

US Patent 1,525,269
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING POWER PROM A STEADILY ROTATING SHAFT TO A DRIVEN SHAFT






US Patent 1,550,505
POWER TRANSMISSION





US Patent 1,545,401
POWER TRANSMISSION





US Patent 1,569,719
POWER TRANSMISSION





US Patent 1,570,554
PUMP



US Patent 1,609,698
CLUTCH AND UNIDIRECTIONAL DRIVING DEVICE






US Patent 1,618,915
UNIDIRECTIONAL DRIVING DEVICE





US Patent 1,642,645
UNIDIRECTIONAL DRIVING FORCE



US Patent 1,664,874
UNIDIRECTIONAL DRIVING DEVICE






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."



http://fiat.3xforum.ro/img/pics/fiat.3xforum.ro/ok_16109.jpg

Ad for the Constantinesco car




http://books.google.com/books?id=nXFg18KnYlkC&pg=PA71

Discovering Swallows & Ransomes: an autobiography inspired by Arthur Ransome ...

 by

John Berry





http://books.google.com/books?id=sicDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA62

Popular Science ( Feb. 1927 ) [Not 1924 as previously noted ].

"Amazing New Car Has No Gears"

by Newton Burke



http://books.google.com/books?id=OioDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA76

Popular Science ( Apr. 1924 )

"Mechanical Gearless Transmission"