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San Diego-based Achates Power claims that its revitalised a different World War 2-era design that is cheaper, smaller, lighter, and could be 30 per cent more fuel efficient.
Pictured is a graphic representation of three of the engine's opposed-piston cylinders. The blue gas is the injection of fuel and air, while the red gas is exhaust fumes.
http://achatespower.com/
'This engine is simple to manufacture, has few parts and is less costly [than conventional engines],' President and CEO of Achates power David Johnson told Wired.
Archates' design takes the car engine in a different direction. Its opposed piston engine works using two pistons in each cylinder instead of one.
Power is generated when the fuel and air mixture is ignited, driving the two pistons apart. Without the labyrinth of valves and camshafts of a conventional engine, the opposed piston engine is a much simpler and smoother design.
Pictured is a graphic representation of three of the engine's opposed-piston cylinders. The blue gas is the injection of fuel and air, while the red gas is exhaust fumes.
http://achatespower.com/
'This engine is simple to manufacture, has few parts and is less costly [than conventional engines],' President and CEO of Achates power David Johnson told Wired.
Archates' design takes the car engine in a different direction. Its opposed piston engine works using two pistons in each cylinder instead of one.
Power is generated when the fuel and air mixture is ignited, driving the two pistons apart. Without the labyrinth of valves and camshafts of a conventional engine, the opposed piston engine is a much simpler and smoother design.