It’s Legit: Fuel-Saving Engine Technology Validated
The Scuderi split-cycle engine design — billed as the world’s most fuel-efficient engine design — was recently analyzed at the Southwest Research Institute.
The independent
lab’s study predicts the
engine will have more
power, torque, and efficiency
under full load
than state-of-the-art
turbocharged engines.
This study is the first of
three to be published by
the lab before the Scuderi
Group assembles its
first prototype engine.
The study goes on to say
the engine will also have
more torque than most
diesel engines, as well as
only half to one-fifth of the NOx emissions of conventional
car engines.
The Scuderi engine splits
the intake/compression/ignition/exhaust cycle between
two pistons, letting engine
designers optimize pistons
for specific tasks. (For more
information, see “Rethinking
engines,” Machine Design,
Mar. 8, 2007.)
Results so far have exceeded
our expectations,” says
Sal Scuderi, president of the
Scuderi Group. “This report
shows the split-cycle engine is
poised to take the automotive
industry into a greener, more
fuel efficient era.”
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West Springfield, Mass.,
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