Alamantra short version:
Cyclone Power Technologies has announced that their new Cyclone Engine, which can run on almost any kind of fuel imaginable (including biofuels), will be used in an attempt to break the land steam record on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah; perhaps as soon as August of this year. Cyclone Technologies states, "the Cyclone Engine is capable of running on virtually any fuel (or combination of fuels) including today’s promising new bio fuels, while emitting far fewer pollutants than traditional gas or diesel powered internal combustion engines."
"The Cyclone Engine is a Rankine Cycle heat regenerative external combustion engine, otherwise known as a “Schoell Cycle” engine. It creates mechanical energy by heating and cooling water in a closed-loop, piston-based engine system." See HERE for details.
The vehicle, which is designed by Chuk Williams of the U.S. Land Steam Record Team, has to achieve a speed exceeding 148.308 mph but is anticipated to achieve 200 mph . ...Groovy.
Sources:
Land Steam Record Vehicle Attempt Gets Its Steam Eco Engine | EarthTechling:
by David Craddock, February 3rd, 2010
Cyclone Power Technologies Website:
http://www.cyclonepower.com/
United States Land Steam Record Team Website
http://landspeedrecord.intuitwebsites.com/index.html
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