Starrotor Engine
09-01-2008, 01:06 PM
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I read this article in a local Texas A&M paper, they're currently using it to make more efficient Air conditioners, but the potential as a car engine looks very promising. Pretty cool stuff.
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09-01-2008, 06:21 PM
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wooo cool shit.. i have rebuilt/drove many FD3S engines..if this works..it could change the car world..it would be very powerfull.... the more i think about it.. good god..
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^ No, a rotary (Wankel) engine is still based on the Otto cycle (just like regular engines - it's just a different implementation).
This engine is based on the Brayton cycle - it is basically an implementation of a gas turbine engine (which is also related to the jet engines in aircraft).
Gas turbine engines have been used on tanks and even some cars, but usually they are no more efficient than regular engines (just higher power-per-weight). This implementation might be different though.
This engine is based on the Brayton cycle - it is basically an implementation of a gas turbine engine (which is also related to the jet engines in aircraft).
Gas turbine engines have been used on tanks and even some cars, but usually they are no more efficient than regular engines (just higher power-per-weight). This implementation might be different though.