Replies to post #13946 on Cyclone Power Technologies, Inc. (fka CYPW)

[Piecemaker]

Thanks for the link, Hooah. From the MEO website:


THE GREEN POWER REVOLUTION: THE CYCLONE POWER SOLUTION

These engines are also much simpler with a significant reduction in part count, greatly easing the cost of maintenance and logistic support.

The Cyclone Technologies were originally developed starting some 5 years ago by CPT which holds the patent rights. Advent Power Systems Inc has an exclusive licence for the manufacture to satisfy the Defence market needs.

Existing versions of the Cyclone Engines can be seen on the internet on www.cyclonepower.com Advent Power Systems web site is www.adventpower.com After viewing these sites, the following can be put in a better context.
The advantages of the Cyclone Engine for defence applications include: -

* They will burn any liquid fuel available-solving a major problem in the field (JP8, well refined OR sloppily refined diesel, gasoline, etc).
* These fuels can be mixed in the same tank.
* There is no external radiator for the engine, completely eliminating that special vulnerability in most military vehicles.
* The engine can be placed anywhere in the vehicle when used as an electric power generator, giving much greater design flexibility, and enhanced flexibility when used as a drive motor.
* Efficiencies are comparable to diesels, but with fewer component parts.
* Has a 2.5: 1 horsepower to weight ratio/advantage when compared to a diesel with all its essential components.
* Extremely clean burning, with nearly 100% combustion of fuel within the Engine.

Patented. U.S. Patent No. 7,080,512 Other Patents Pending, U.S. and Foreign

Cyclone Power Technologies, Inc. is the developer and exclusive patent holder of the Cyclone Engine, and reserves all rights to the Cyclone name and mark. MEO Products Ltd is a marketer and distributor of the Cyclone Engine.

[Piecemaker]

The link to Advent provided by MEO did not work. Here's the correct link.

http://www.adventflorida.com/index.html

A snippet, interesting.....


Markets


Engines embodying the Cyclone technologies will have broad markets for motive power and power generation. Early effort is being given to developing the U.S. military market, in parallel with civilian applications. APS has the exclusive license for all military applications in the U.S. – a very important long-term market, and for which development contracts are pending. It also has a non-exclusive license in the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean for large generator sets powered by Cyclone engines using biomass as a fuel. APS also has the license for the U.S. Postal service, which is expected to replace its fleet of 140,000 small mail trucks starting within a few years. APS has an option on a license extension for generator sets and auxiliary power units under 20 kilowatts in the U.S. – a huge and very near term market. Various applications can run from as low as 1 kilowatt, up to 1 megawatt. The above listed advantages can have a dramatic beneficial result in military as well as civilian applications. At fixed base applications, garbage or any locally available biomass fuel source can be burned cleanly, drastically reducing the cost of power generation, while getting rid of bothersome waste. Biomass fueled power generation is expected to be rapidly growing, and eventually huge in size, with the Federal Government pushing hard for growth in this area. Unlike the expensive and capital intensive requirements to produce high grade liquid fuels that will run in internal combustion engines and diesels, the APS power generators can burn any fuel that is combustible. That includes wood, cornstalks, grass, farm waste, animal waste, garbage, etc. The cost of these fuels should be a small fraction of that necessary for the highly refined derivatives from them, or from conventional fuels.