beagley
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| posted on 4/11/09 at 06:30 PM |
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Anyone see/heard of one of these engines?
I was looking for alternative engines yesterday and stumbled across this.
The site says it has been optimized to run on hydrogen, but can be used by many other types of fuel. What really caught my eye was their 2.1 liter 4
chamber engine. It has been estimated that it would produce 170 kW (around 230 hp, thank you google). This is nothing major except that the complete
engine minus the starter weighs in at a slim 65 kg!! 
There is a lot of cool information regarding their design, offer up thoughts and opinions.
I'm not scared!!! I'm just marking my territory.
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flak monkey
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| posted on 4/11/09 at 06:37 PM |
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Probably the only downside is the same as with other 2 stroke designs, they are terribly inefficient from a fuel perspective. A lot of fuel is going
to be lost out of the exhaust port as its open as the new air/fuel mix is entering the engine.
Top marks for creativity though.
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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Breaker
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| posted on 4/11/09 at 06:44 PM |
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This is also thinking outside the box:
http://kugelmotor.peraves.ch/index_en.htm
There is an animation video at the bottom of this link
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dinosaurjuice
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| posted on 4/11/09 at 06:49 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by flak monkey
Probably the only downside is the same as with other 2 stroke designs, they are terribly inefficient from a fuel perspective. A lot of fuel is going
to be lost out of the exhaust port as its open as the new air/fuel mix is entering the engine.
Top marks for creativity though.
its direct injection
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Werner Van Loock
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| posted on 4/11/09 at 07:06 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by beagley
I was looking for alternative engines yesterday and stumbled across this.
The site says it has been optimized to run on hydrogen, but can be used by many other types of fuel. What really caught my eye was their 2.1 liter 4
chamber engine. It has been estimated that it would produce 170 kW (around 230 hp, thank you google). This is nothing major except that the complete
engine minus the starter weighs in at a slim 65 kg!!
There is a lot of cool information regarding their design, offer up thoughts and opinions.
I don't see the difference with a regular direct injection 2 stroke engine. I only see downsides, like how to seal the piston, it will suffer
same seal problem as the rotaries, eg quick rebuilds needed.
http://www.clubstylus.be
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gazza285
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| posted on 4/11/09 at 08:53 PM |
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Does it run on snake oil?
DO NOT PUT ON KNOB OR BOLLOCKS!
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