Cyclone Power Technologies, Inc. (fka CYPW)

[Ecomike]

Buenijo,

Thanks great feedback, answered a lot of my questions in both your posts.

Regarding market success (or lack thereof) for a device that works, all I was saying is that just because a device works, it does not assure one that it will sell, or that if it sells that it will be profitable or that it will be profitable enough to make the investors money. I have seen far too many things that worked, but never survived the "Valley of Death" syndrome, due to a lack of sales which was due to a marketing plan that did not work, or due to inadequit, poor, or improperly structured financing, poor market timing, and so on.

I am getting a better picture now, in part due to your last 2 posts, as to where this one fits, thanks. In fact, I see a little better now why piston engines have trumped turbines in automotive and truck applications.

How do they get away with out using lubricants in steam engines? Or do they just not call them oil, but use water based corrosion inhibitors that act as lubricants?

Why are piston engines cheaper to build? The have more moving parts do they not? Isn't it more a matter of volume?

So you believe the Cyclones future is in use as a portable engine, like for use in transportation, or did I misunderstand your meaning of the words "light weight and compact"?

I am going to quote from your earlier post here:

"Ecomike, it's well known that piston steam engines tend to be more efficient than steam turbines at relatively low power ratings. Also, piston engines have an advantage over turbines in that the efficiency does not vary much over their power range. The part load efficiency of turbines are generally very low."

That makes a lot of sense to me, and I see now what I was looking for and missing here. Thanks. So they have potential for load leveling power grids, or manufacturing plant power usage loads, versus a turbine, or possibly farm use.

How do, or would they compare efficiency wise to a high compression turbo charged diesel engine driven generator, or truck engine? I see your comment already on the weight advantage, but does that include any required accessory (?) weights for the Cyclone and/or does it include the transmission weight on the gas/diesel design?

Thanks again for some straight engineering answers.