New pistonless engine

Miamian · Jan 22, 2009

LRRC engine

"We have a prototype ready of the crucial part of the engine," says Spottheim. "The breakthrough is the compressor, which is now working according to expectations."

Agam's turbine engine could be fitted into a regular car with some gear modifications, such as a Toyota Camry, and offer 100 miles to the gallon, the company boasts. This compares to about 21 miles to the gallon of today's average car. Road efficiency in cars is about 10 percent, says Spottheim, while Agam's engines promise 55% efficiency.

And of course Agam's engine is good news for the environment too: It consumes about the fifth of the petrol of a piston-based engine, and emits one-tenth of the CO2 fumes that contribute to global warning.
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This is nice, but to me the Rotorom is better since it runs on biofuel and can fit into existing designs. Maybe someone with expertise in this area could elucidate?

CrunchTime · Jan 23, 2009

Thats an interesting development.

I wonder if the car industry will buy the patent and keep it on their shelf .They have a history of doing that

Miamian · Jan 24, 2009

CrunchTime said:

Thats an interesting development.

I wonder if the car industry will buy the patent and keep it on their shelf .They have a history of doing that
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All that means is that the engine couldn't be manufactured in the US.

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