Replies to post #17757 on Cyclone Power Technologies, Inc. (fka CYPW)

[dotell]

You have your belief system, I've got mine...

I choose to believe the stuff I've read about the engine and company - for the last two years. It's no sure thing as an investment but I think it's at least worth reading about throughly before tossing off invective like "it's just a bunch of pistons".

I can only say on your turbine comparison- if turbines are so great please tell me why I have 12 notoriously inefficient internal combustion engines and no turbines? I don't know anyone who has a turbine except huge power generating installations.

There is a 1.2 trillion dollar energy market in the US. Anyone with a reasonable access to the sun can either cut their own bills or begin selling power into that market. A multi-fueled Cyclone suggests away to convert sunlight to power or by co-generation, a bio fueled Cyclone can heat a home, or cool it, provide hot water, and generate electricity all at the same time. Oh, and you can put the damn thing into every one of those 12 ICE applications and reduce the cost and weight of each. It would also ease the economic wrenching during transfer of infrastructures.

I think that's worth a second look.

[greenpar]

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[Buenijo]

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. Hence, the only highly efficient steam turbine that you're going to find will have a very high power rating, will operate at high speeds, and will be operated at a fairly constant load. This is great for stationary power plants, but not for any applications that Cyclone intends to target with their engines.