Cyclone Power Technologies, Inc. (fka CYPW)

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From CPT website:

7. How does the Cyclone work in cold or freezing temperatures?
The answer is simple. First of all the Cyclone engine acts like a heating furnace where the temperature contained in the combustion chamber is not effected by freezing temperatures. The combustion chamber is located on the top of the engine and contains no water to freeze. It heats quickly as the fire in the chamber is circulated rapidly as in a centrifuge. This in turn swiftly heats the rest of the engine including the condenser pan where the water is located. Effectively, if ice was present the heat from the combustion chamber would defrost it within thirty seconds if not sooner. Normal start up time is 10 to 15 seconds while the complete warm up time is less than one minute. Today’s Diesel engines take much longer to warm up than the Cyclone engine. Running the Cyclone in extremely cold temperatures makes no difference as the cyclone works similar to a space heater. One third of the heat produced in the Cyclone is recovered and reused, the waste heat from the lower condenser could be used to directly heat the vehicles interior.

We have run freeze tests on the heat exchanger which is made up of ¼ inch tubing and holds 14 cubic inches of water. The freezing temperatures have had no effect on the tubes. The 100 HP engine holds 4 gallons of water in the condenser pan has ample room for expansion when frozen, it is an insulated container that will hold the heat for a long period of time. If necessary a very small ni-chrome wire could keep the water in a liquid state indefinitely using very low voltage.
Engine start up time is fast and does not require any shifting as it does not require a transmission. Just turn it on and it will warm itself up. At normal 70 degree weather a cold engine will warm up and be able to run in 10 to 15 seconds with full power available in about a minute, while a frozen engine would take a minute or two. There is no smoke during start up period of the Cyclone while gas or diesel is extremely dirty.