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*A type of rotory engine | *A type of rotory engine | ||
*Designed by Michigan State University and Warsaw Institute of Technology | *Designed by Michigan State University and Warsaw Institute of Technology | ||
*Has an outer casing and an internal blade on a spindle. The blade has curved fins on it, thus resembling | *Has an outer casing and an internal blade on a spindle. The blade has curved fins on it, thus resembling some laptop cooling fans | ||
*It creates and uses supersonic shock waves to compress and ignite fuel, which then pushes the blades sustaining the motion | *It creates and uses supersonic shock waves to compress and ignite fuel, which then pushes the blades sustaining the motion | ||
*Lighter and more efficient than piston engines | *Lighter and more efficient than piston engines | ||
Latest revision as of 01:33, 9 April 2019
Basics
- A type of rotory engine
- Designed by Michigan State University and Warsaw Institute of Technology
- Has an outer casing and an internal blade on a spindle. The blade has curved fins on it, thus resembling some laptop cooling fans
- It creates and uses supersonic shock waves to compress and ignite fuel, which then pushes the blades sustaining the motion
- Lighter and more efficient than piston engines