MolaKule
Staff member
Yep, they are still experimenting with it.quote:
This sealing problem was satisfactorily solved in patent U.S. Pat. No. 6,164,263 through a male-female pivot design overlapped by the carriage. Results of theoretical simulation and some experimental data revealed exceptional engine characteristics for the Quasiturbine device, and in particular the possibility of a shorter pressure pulse with a linear ramp compression-pressure raising-falling slope near top dead center.
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/quasiturbine4.htmquote:
"Photo-detination", which was not illustrated there,
On this same page they show low-temperature, low emissions combustion supposedly via photo-detonation. According to the gas law and it's modified equations,quote:
Of course, the high pressure required for photo-detonation puts a significant amount of stress on the engine itself.