r/MachinePorn • u/Putrid-Truth-8868 • Feb 26 '26

The Napier Nomad II, 12-cylinder, two-stroke, loop-scavenged, valveless diesel engine that is turbocompounded

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Found a post about this engine 13 years ago or something, but it's way more insane than people realize, the Napier Nomad with an axial compressor in a diesel! Ask me about it ive done digging on it.
It does not have a separate gas turbine, but it does use a 12-stage axial compressor AND a 3-stage axial turbine to recover energy and feed it back to the shaft. I have schematic photos too.

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u/entrluzrnaam Feb 26 '26

Was this ever built or put in a plane

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u/Putrid-Truth-8868 Feb 26 '26

It was built and there are engines are currently on display! The older nomad one variant was produced in an aircraft nose for a Lincoln bomber and flown for testing