Radial impulse engine, pump, and compressor systems, and associated methods of operation

An engine comprising:

• a first end wall portion;
• a second end wall portion spaced apart from the first end wall portion to at least partially define a pressure chamber therebetween;
• a first movable member operably disposed between the first and second end wall portions, the first movable member having a first wall portion positioned adjacent to a second wall portion, the first wall portion having a first distal edge portion and a first cylindrical surface, the second wall portion having a second distal edge portion and a second cylindrical surface;
• and
• a second movable member operably disposed between the first and second end wall portions, the second movable member having a third wall portion positioned adjacent to a fourth wall portion, the third wall portion having a third distal edge portion and a third cylindrical surface, the fourth wall portion having a fourth distal edge portion and a fourth cylindrical surface, wherein the first distal edge portion of the first wall portion is configured to slide across the third cylindrical surface of the third wall portion, and the fourth distal edge portion of the fourth wall portion is configured to slide across the second cylindrical surface of the second wall portion, as the first movable member pivots about a first pivot axis and the second movable member pivots about a second pivot axis.