NOT DISHONEST:
You said:
Your reply is dishonest. Your original post stated that solar thermal collectors could not power a 1500 HP engine without covering an entire state. It did not specify whether this was a turbine or piston engine........ a dishonest switcheroo, saying you were talking about a piston engine being unable to put out 1500 HP solar thermal.
My response, The only engine mentioned in the Press Release is the Cyclone 1500hp engine. Why would I have to say it is a piston engine not turbine engine, clearly you know it is a water lubricated reciprocating radial piston engine.
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Your request for proof that OSU-CAR said the bearings failed:
From Wikipedia
Cyclone Power Technologies had contracted with the Ohio State University Center for Automotive Research (OSU-CAR) for engineering analysis. A March 8, 2014 presentation[5] by OSU-CAR described the engine bearings as a "critical path issue" and stated:
"Little or no data exists outside Cyclone’s own experience for the use of water lubrication for either ball bearings or roller bearings in our environment and under our loadings. Calculated life using just the bearing load and the scaling factors for the viscosity of the lubricant indicate that very high ratio of load capacity to applied load is required."
"Minimal data exists for the use of water lubricated polymer journal bearings in our environment and under our loadings. Factors of a 4:1 increase in life have been shown with submerged operation, but little long term wear data is available with pressurized water lubrication."
The contract between Cyclone Power Technologies and Phoenix Power Group for the WHE[8] states that Phoenix Power Group will make a $150,000 progress payment "Upon the completion of 200 hours of durability testing of WHE version 5.0 as conducted and/or overseen by OSU. The durability testing shall consist of the WHE engine operating, without failure, and producing 10hp to 20hp". As of March 25, 2015 there has been no indication they have made a water lubricated engine pass this 200-hour endurance test.
