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SATHYAMANGALAM
ALTERNATE FUELS
AUTHORS:
R.MOHANRAJ P.NANDAGOPAL
3rd YEAR MECHANICAL ENGG 3rd YEAR MECHANICAL ENGG
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ABSTRACT: needed for running the engine. When the air
is injected into the cylinder chamber, it
Considering that we live in a very
expands to provide motive power. Oddly,
mobile society, it's probably safe to assume
the problem with a conventional four-stroke
that you have. While pumping gas, you've
engine is that compression, combustion and
undoubtedly noticed how much the price of
expansion all take place in a single cylinder.
gas has soared in recent years. Gasoline,
But here the engine divides these functions
which has been the main source of fuel for
into a three-chamber system, with one
the history of cars, is becoming more and
cylinder for compression, a small chamber
more expensive and impractical (especially
for combustion and a much larger cylinder
from an environmental standpoint). But cost
for expansion.
is not the only problem with using gasoline
as our primary fuel. It is also damaging to
Zero Pollution Motors is also
the environment, and since it is not a
working on a hybrid version of their engine
renewable resource, it will eventually run
that can run on traditional fuel in
out. These factors are leading car
combination with air. Mono-energy engine
manufacturers to develop cars fueled by
have demonstrated the viability of the new
alternative energies. One possible alternative
concept, the air and fuel, bi-energy, engine
is the air-powered car. There are at least
will be introduced to major car
two ongoing projects that are developing a
manufacturers in order to study its
new type of car that will run on compressed
adaptation for their common models.
air. One among them is the evolution Cars.
basic concept behind the engine is unique; it Two chambers, one for intake and
can run either on compressed air alone or act compression and one for expansion and
Compressed air is stored in carbon or glass shaped combustion chamber. The retention
fiber tanks at a pressure of 4,351 pounds per time in the combustion chamber is 30% to
square inch (psi). This air is fed through an 100 % longer than in comparable
air injector to the engine and flows into a conventional engines, thus giving rise to a
small chamber, which expands the air. The more complete combustion at constant
air pushing down on the pistons moves the volume, while the spherical shape helps
crankshaft, which gives the vehicle power. A eliminate knock (which as been unknown in
Intake and
The benefits of the design do not
compression 230 cm
stop there. Because the expansion
cylinder
piston provides power at every
second stroke rather than every Expansion and
500 cm
fourth. The Engine provides the exhaust cylinder
increased mechanical efficiency
Power max. HP- 25 (18.3) at 3000
of the two-stroke engines
Cyl (kW-Cyl) rpm
common on motorcycles.
To compensate for the cooling effect that
Torque max. takes place, a thermal exchanger heats the
6.3 (61.7) at 500
Kgm-Cyl (Nm- compressed air using the warmth of
2500 rpm
Cyl) external air. This process is repeated as
many times as possible to extract the
Electronically
maximum energy efficiency from the
Power source injected
compressed air.
compressed air
For
the somewhat technically minded, the
Automatic,
PERFORMANCE OF AIR POWERED continuous
Transmission
CARS: variation.Rear
wheel drive
Maximum
speed Front coil
60mph Suspension spring, rear
pneumatic
Acceleration
0-30 mph: 7 seconds Steering Rack and pinion
Torque
Weight: unloaded About 700 kg
in kgm