Hi Buddy,
I remember when I first saw their demonstration on the History Channel, and I instantly knew that their 'spider' was problematic at best, and nightmarish at worst. I tried to contact them, but never got a reply.
I seem to remember the steam automobile club on Yahoo Groups (2011?), but there was too much attention being paid to the 'style' over the substance.
Anyway...
I believe the radial has many advantages over an inline design for steam. Most importantly is that my design boasts a static expansion ratio of nearly 200:1 or more conveniently a volumetric efficiency of 99.5%. What that allows me to do that no engine before has done is to control all four corners of the Rankine Cycle diagram to a greater degree than any other engine before.
It is my *expectation* that such extreme expansions will allow me to tap into some of that latent heat of vaporization that conventional steam engines can only dump into the condenser. If I'm correct, operating the stroke well into the condensing region, normally prohibited due to liquid impingement causing wear of the rotating parts, that could translate into an enormous boost in the adiabatic efficiency of the engine.
That's why I want to build two cores, one to run clean & dry, and one to run hard and ultimately to destruction. It's the only way I know for certain to show proof of concept. I certainly don't need a boat hull or any other expensive toys to accomplish my goals!
So back to the original question. Does anyone know who the original Cyclone 'customer' was? Does anyone believe that they are still interested in the 'concept' of new 'clean power' engine? Or is it more likely that the waters are still too bloody for me to even try?
Thnaks for replying, and again, sorry for the long response time.
