Wow!! A promising, totally new gasoline engine design
Posted By Walter Schneider On April 11, 2011 @ 2:44 pm In Innovations, Energy Issues, Community & Industry | No Comments
Thanks to [1] wattsupwiththat.com
[2] New gasoline engine design has 4x efficiency of pistons
This looks promising. It is basically a continuous combustion wave turbine. While not super powerful in this early design and not intended to replace a V-8 it can be brought to market for a hybrid vehicle application soon, according to the researcher. See the video below. While they’ve got a focus on CO2 for the usual reasons, I’ll take increased efficiency any day.
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Schematic model of a wave disk engine, showing combustion and shockwaves within the channels. Source: Michigan State University.
Researchers from Michigan State University have been awarded $2.5 million from the Department of Energy’s ARPA-E program to complete its prototype development of a new gasoline-fueled wave disc engine and electricity generator that promises to be five times more efficient than traditional auto engines in electricity production, 20% lighter, and 30% cheaper to manufacture.
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cy-of-pistons/
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[4] Anthony Watts: http://wattsupwiththat.com/author/wattsupwiththat/
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