| typhoon_tip |
| (Meteorologist) |
| Wed Oct 19 2005 03:26 PM |
Re: Wilma Continued
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Quote:
To discover the cause, look at man-made trochoidal oscillations. The Rotary engine is a brilliant example. The eccentric shaft roates around a fixed point (with the rotors on an offset lobe) and forces the rotor around it in a dual-oval pattern.
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/rotary-engine8.htm
Perhaps...the mass discontinuity and balast approach may work for hurricanes too - i'm just wondering if a refereed paper lurks out there..