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New Gasoline Engine Prototype Claims 3X Current Engine Efficiency

Posted by Roblimo on from the shifting-into-a-higher-gear dept.

erfnet writes "A cool new high-efficiency gasoline engine prototype has no radiator, no pistons, no valves, no transmission, and no fluids (except for the fuel). At first glance it has a few similarities with the Wankel engine, but is more advanced. The engine is only suited for hybrid-electric vehicles, but that's okay. The efficiency they are claiming: is over 3x what today's gasoline engines produce. The developers, a team at Michigan State University, hope to have this engine on the market in the next two/three years."

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  1. Re:skeptical ... by tulcod · · Score: 4, Informative

    Well I don't know what algebra you learned, but an efficiency of 60% and outside (cold) temperature of 20 degrees celsius (293 degrees Kelvin) gives me a hot temperature of 459 degrees celsius, which is practical.

  2. A link to the actual paper: by John+Hasler · · Score: 4, Informative

    RADIAL-FLOW WAVE ROTOR CONCEPTS, UNCONVENTIONAL DESIGNS AND APPLICATIONS

    Some text to shut up the "lameness filter": No, it isn't anything like a Wankel.

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