why not use compressed air for IntCombEngine?

[jikwan]

connect compressed airhose into sparkplug hole with a
valve and time it to open TDC
surely it must have been tried before-i havnt come across
any reports about it
why wouldnt this work?
in france-they are just about to massproduce an aircar
using a rotary type engine
so why not my idea?

[d3adp00l]

just block the spark plug, and use the intake valve to meter to input air.

But yes, it works, there are videos of engines like this out there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWNXQEQcS2A

[jikwan]

thanks, d3. i never thought to search for it on utube
yes theres quite a few engines converted but so far i havent
seen success in powering a car with air
ill search some more

[Cloxxki]

Have you come across the ratchet engine on Youtube? It seems like it would be ~factor 3 more efficient that a typical ICE, due to its more logical construction. Beefed up, it should equally be able to boost mileage for a petrol engine by factor 3, let alone when making ti an air/electric/petrol/HHO hybrid.

[mr_bojangles]

i saw a documentary on either a Russian, Norwegian, possibly french as you said (someone from across the sea)

that was doing this


they had a two passenger car, and had to design a special tank to hold the air, because if it got punctured it would basically be a bomb

to make it safe it was accordion/fan style that allowed it to safely blow up

anyway, its not very powerful and a bit impractical for a full sized car

similar to a battery car

if there was a mechanism that allowed a large storage of the "fuel" it would be practical, otherwise it just takes up too much space and weight