Just because internal combustion technology is some 140 years old doesn’t mean there isn’t still room for improvement, does it? The Scuderi Group, an engine development company in Mass, claims it’s done just that. Its Scuderi Split-Cycle Engine makes use of tandem compression cylinders to “supercharge” the combustion cylinders. Sophisticated valve timing gets maximum efficiency out of every compression/combustion cycle. The company claims that the result is an engine that is almost twice as fuel efficient as today’s engines with emission reductions by as much as 80%. The company will be firing up their wares at the Engine Expo in Germany next week. The DoD has already cast their vote of interest in the form of a US$1.2 million grant.
[Via Gizmag]