Cyclone Power taps OSU Center for Automotive Research for design and testing services for external combustion engine
06 February 2013
Cyclone Power Technologies Inc., developer of the all-fuel, external combustion Cyclone Engine, signed an agreement with The Ohio State University’s Center for Automotive Research (OSU CAR) to perform design analysis and testing services for the company.
Cyclone has teamed with OSU CAR to assist in the commercialization of its external combustion engine technology, specifically the company’s Waste Heat Engine (WHE) model. OSU CAR will initially perform finite element and dynamic stress analysis of the engine, followed by independent long term durability testing.
Cyclone will utilize Phoenix Power's waste motor oil combustion chamber / heat exchanger (CCHX) to supply steam to the system during these tests, which will also allow the team to document exhaust emissions from the integrated system.
OSU CAR is a Columbus-based interdisciplinary research center within The Ohio State University’s College of Engineering, which is located 30 miles from the site of Cyclone’s proposed joint venture with Precision CNC to manufacture Cyclone engines.
Among other expertise, OSU CAR focuses on advanced engine development; alternative fuels for reduced fuel consumption and emissions; electric and hybrid drivetrains; and advanced battery technology.
This small engine won awards seven(7) years ago, yet apparently can't be purchased or publicly priced.
What's wrong with it?
Posted by: kelly | 06 February 2013 at 01:18 PM
Water lubrication. Water has very low load-bearing film strength.
Posted by: Roger Pham | 06 February 2013 at 03:21 PM
then use a different working fluid
Posted by: Herm | 07 February 2013 at 03:11 AM
or a different technology.
Posted by: ToppaTom | 07 February 2013 at 08:39 PM
Direct drive automobiles were developed by Philips using Stirling engines, but they were heavy and expensive. Hybrid vehicles using sealed Stirling generators, perhaps from Infinia can be very acceptable. Philips did test high temperature molten salts as energy storage for running Stirling automobiles. Internal combustion turbines (with steam energy recovery in combined cycle units) is supplanting high temperature steam boilers where natural gas is available. Stirling units were first invented to eliminate the known dangers of steam boilers and now modern high efficiency units can perhaps be used with nuclear energy. The new Mars Rover could have twice as much power or more with the proposed nuclear space Stirling generators that have been tested for more than twenty years instead of the thermocouple units still used. ..HG..
Posted by: Henry Gibson | 13 February 2013 at 12:32 AM