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Air Cars
Christie Walker
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Outline
What an air car is Who invented them How they work Recharging compressed air Advantages / disadvantages Models available Where you can get them Cost / grants How they compare to conventional cars
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What is an Air Car?
Runs entirely on compressed air held in 300 liter tanks underneath the car
Uses an engine similar to a conventional gasoline engine (piston engine)
Is possible to run one of these cars completely emission free
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The mind behind air cars
Invented by French engineer, Guy Negre Retired Formula One engine designer Invented air car engine Motor Development International (MDI) bought
technology / patented idea Negre still employed as lead engineer on team
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The Concept of the Engine
Air engine consists of three chamber system– 1 cylinder compression– 1 small combustion chamber– 1 large expansion cylinder
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What drives the compression cylinder?
The cylinder used for compressing the air taken from outside is driven by recovered energy.
This energy is recovered from the energy lost in the braking and deceleration process.
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How do they work?
First Chamber – takes in air through grill, compresses, heats up air
Second Chamber – mixes the hot compressed air and cool expanded air
(from tanks) pressure drives the piston to drive the engine
Third Chamber –allows for expansion and exhaust of the mixed air from the combustion chamber
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Intake and compression cylinder
230 cm³
Expansion and exhaust cylinder
500 cm³
Power max. HP-CEE (kW-CCE)
25 (18.3) at 3000 rpm
Torque max. Kgm-CEE (Nm-CEE)
6.3 (61.7) at 500 – 2500 rpm
Power source Electronically injected compressed air
Oil volume and oil change interval
0.8 liters and about 50,000 km
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Maximum speed 60mph
Acceleration 0-30 mph: 7
seconds
Re-Acceleration Time 0-30 mph: 3
seconds
Range 120 miles or 10
hours
Air car performance
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Recharging the Air Car
Two ways to recharge the compressed air tanks
1) Quick refill (2-3 minutes)
2) recharge compressor inside of car through an outside power source (4+ hours)
- solar
- electricity
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Disadvantages
Max speed 60 mph (120mph) Power 700cc’s (1600cc’s) Refuel 120 miles (~300 miles) Time to refuel up to 6 hours (max 5 min)
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Solution to Disadvantages
To eliminate these problems the air car is also fueled by petrol.
Even on gas alone these cars get 140 miles per gallon
Electronically controlled 50 mph and above – runs on petrol Below 50 mph – runs only on air
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Models Available
Because of their speed limitations, these cars are ideal for use in the city
Available as:– Taxis– Pick-up trucks– Delivery vans– Bus prototypes being worked on– Buggy prototype (Bombardier, Canada)
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Where can you find air cars?
Being tested and produced in Brignoles, France Hudson Valley, United States
– President of MDI searching for production site here– Employs 130 workers– Produce 2,000 to 6,000 cars per year
Mexico is the first country to mass produce– Bought 40,000– Working to 87,000– Worst pollution in world in that city
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How much do they cost?
A car alone only costs $13,000 This does not include:
– 20 year air compressor - $3000– 10 solar panels to charge emission free - $4290
Still less than conventional car, even with large initial costs
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Grants
EPA knows about these air cars, trying to incorporate them into United States cities– Offering up to $8000 in grants per car for every car
used for community purposes
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Why Air Cars?
Current transportation system not sustainable Much more efficient
– Lighter shell (carbon fiber)– Lighter engine (77 pounds / 1/3 of gas engine)– Longer combustion time in piston to burn fuel better
Emissions – Air car
cleaner air, electricity usage (if applicable)– Conventional Car
Cause lung damage, smog, global warming, etc.
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Misc. Facts about Air Cars
Less noise than a gas powered car, not quite as quiet as a hybrid
Handles like a regular car Little danger of rollover because of low center
of gravity Safer in a crash than a conventional car Excellent suspension
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Conclusion
Despite some faults, air cars can soon be very real method of transportation
Almost completely sustainable Cheaper than most conventional cars Can improve air quality considerably Can reduce greenhouse gas emissions
considerably