Split cycle engine

Reachable · Post by **Reachable** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:29 pm

I was made aware of this by a relative who is a UMass alum. It's about an engine that accomplishes the four stroke cycle using two cylinders with a compressed air passageway between them.

The claims are astonishing.

Please read the article and then click on the link and watch the video through.

jaganath · Post by **jaganath** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 1:34 am

meh, not much better efficiency than a modern diesel and still vaporware after almost 10 years of development:

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2008/01 ... -load.html

the comments section includes an assessment by a real ME.

Reachable · Post by **Reachable** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 5:53 am

We shall see, I guess.

I don't think it's valid, though, to criticize it for being slow to come to market. Automotive things might not be on so fast a track.

aristide1 · Post by **aristide1** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 6:39 am

Or

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crower_six_stroke

Reachable · Post by **Reachable** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 3:03 pm

Thanks for the link, aristide1.

Nice to have my thread populated by two members with whose opinions I so often sympathize.

aristide1 · Post by **aristide1** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 8:43 am

Thank you, I rarely if ever see anything positive about what I've said in print.

nick705 · Post by **nick705** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 1:42 am

aristide1 wrote:Thank you, I rarely if ever see anything positive about what I've said in print.

You usually have some very interesting things to say, it's just that you occasionally come across as an obsessive lunatic.

Where is he these days, anyway? I miss the bunfights...