[W126 Coupe] FW: A VERY New Engine

[Richard & Nancy Diefenbach]

Not SEC related (yet) but an interesting concept I thought you guys and gals
might be interested in.  Probably many of you are already aware of it.

 

Dick Diefenbach

Danville, VT

 

  

  

  

.A VERY New Engine 

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Amazing engineering! Very interesting concept.

I hope DARPA goes ahead with the development.

Looks like a great aircraft engine to me.

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The applications here are unlimited!
 
<http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2011/01/13/saving-the-world-two-strokes-
at-a-time/> Saving the World Two Strokes at a Time
 
<http://images.hemmings.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/OJohnColetti_800.jpg>

This is no wimp engine.  
It's a two cylinder with four pistons delivering 300+ Horse Power
It's extremely small and very efficient and is presently in use in test
applications
The configuration below is equivalent to a extremely ballsy four cylinder
engine
When doubled, it's an extremely ballsy 600+ H.P. engine


Its called OPOC (Opposed Piston Opposed Cylinder), and its a turbocharged
two-stroke, two-cylinder, with four pistons, two in each cylinder, that will
run on gasoline, diesel or ethanol. The two pistons, inside a single
cylinder, pump toward and away from each other, thus allowing a cycle to be
completed twice as quickly as a conventional engine while balancing it's own
loads.
The heavy lifting for this unconventional concept was performed Prof. Peter
Hofbauer. During his 20 years at VW, Hofbauer headed up, among other things,
development of VWs first diesel engine and the VR6.
The OPOC has been in development for several years, and the company claims
its 30 percent lighter, one quarter the size and achieves 50 percent better
fuel economy than a conventional turbo diesel engine.
Theyre predicting 100 MPG in a conventional car.
For a good demo, See:   
 <http://www.engineeringtv.com/video/Opposed-Piston-Opposed-Cylinder>
http://www.engineeringtv.com/video/Opposed-Piston-Opposed-Cylinder
 
 
  


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


		

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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