Dave Mellor NJ Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 (edited) Pie-in-the-sky or next big thing? This breakthrough technology claims 3.5 times more efficient and 90% less polluting than piston engines.New engine shakes up auto industry - Technology & science - Innovation | NBC News Edited November 11, 2012 by Dave Mellor NJ (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_padavano Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 The engine and transmission and associated systems (cooling, for example) probably only weigh 500 lbs or so in a conventional FWD car these days, so I'm curious how this magic new technology will save 1,000 lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlLaFong Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 I couldn't understand a word the guy said. In the write up, it states there is no fuel compression then, in the next paragraph, it says the fuel mixture is compressed.???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted November 11, 2012 Author Share Posted November 11, 2012 They always have a German to promote new technology. It didn't work with that 'Dieter' guy from Chrysler. 21st century Pogue carburetor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 You have to remember that this time of year is grant proposal writing time. It is not a coincidence that every year this time there are new potential cures for cancer discovered, new power sources dreamed up (think cold fusion) and new medicines that will allow us to live longer and stronger. All of course need grant money for "further research and development" and will alledgedly revolutionize our lives in 3-5 years. Happily a very small minority of these discoveries actually DO revolutionize our lives. I'm long out of academic life but I'm sure the scramble for grant money hasn't changed much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC5 Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Perhaps he meant no fuel pump? Seems a bit too pie in the sky at this point... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Looks to me like an interesting variation on the gas turbine. I don't see where it can be as fuel efficient as a piston engine and I don't see where shock waves come into it. It might work as a constant speed engine, optimized for one RPM. That must be why he talks of using it to drive an alternator to charge batteries on an electric hybrid.I'd buy one if it works. An engine with 1 moving part running on ball bearings, with nothing to wear out, no vibration, in a powerful silent infinitely flexible electric car? What's not to like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted November 12, 2012 Author Share Posted November 12, 2012 You have to remember that this time of year is grant proposal writing time. It is not a coincidence that every year this time there are new potential cures for cancer discovered, new power sources dreamed up (think cold fusion) and new medicines that will allow us to live longer and stronger. All of course need grant money for "further research and development" and will alledgedly revolutionize our lives in 3-5 years. Happily a very small minority of these discoveries actually DO revolutionize our lives. I'm long out of academic life but I'm sure the scramble for grant money hasn't changed much.This is the most likely scenario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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