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"LiquidPiston is developing a portable generator for the US Army that uses its X-Engine, a fresh and extremely powerful take on the rotary engine that'll deliver as much power as the Army's current-gen-set at 1/5th the size." https://newatlas.com/military/liquidpiston-rotary-x-engine-army-generator/
"LiquidPiston is developing a portable generator for the US Army that uses its X-Engine, a fresh and extremely powerful take on the rotary engine that'll deliver as much power as the Army's current-gen-set at 1/5th the size." https://newatlas.com/military/liquidpiston-rotary-x-engine-army-generator/
"It's not a Wankel – indeed, it's closer to an inside-out Wankel – and with only two moving parts, it's able to deliver extraordinary power density at up to 1.5 HP per lb (0.45 kg)"
https://newatlas.com/military/liquidpiston-rotary-x-engine-army-generator/
(Wankel (rotary) engine goes back many decades: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wankel_engine)
https://newatlas.com/military/liquidpiston-rotary-x-engine-army-generator/
(Wankel (rotary) engine goes back many decades: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wankel_engine)
"According to co-founder and CEO Alec Schkolnik, the X Engine design combines the high compression ratio and direct injection of a diesel engine with the constant volume combustion process of an Otto cycle engine..."
"...engine and the over-expansion abilities of an Atkinson cycle engine, while solving the lubrication and sealing issues of the Wankel rotary engine and delivering huge power and efficiency." https://newatlas.com/military/liquidpiston-rotary-x-engine-army-generator/
