External Combustion Engine
There is more than one way to make power from producer gas. While internal combustion engines are the most popular because they are the most cost effective and available, they are also the most sensitive to tars and particulates. Some of the money saved has to be reinvested into the filtration system.
But, with external combustion engines (ie steam) the fuel gases can be burned in a fairly raw state and used to power boilers or heat exchanges. That’s what makes the cyclone engine so promising.
Cyclone’s Green Revolution Engine represents true “thinking outside the box.” This is because it is not a new variation of the internal combustion engine, but rather, a highly advanced External Combustion Engine. Unlike IC engines, the Cyclone engine uses an external combustion chamber to heat a separate working fluid, de-ionized water, which expands to create mechanical energy by moving pistons or a turbine. Since the combustion is external to the mechanism, the Cyclone external combustion engine can run on any fuel, liquid or gaseous. Ethanol, diesel, gasoline, biomass: anything from municipal trash and agricultural waste to traditional fossil fuels can power the Green Revolution Engine – individually, or in combination. Initial tests of the engine used fuels derived from orange peels, palm oil, cottonseed oil, and chicken fat — none of which are impacted by cartels, hostile governments or dwindling reserves.
Here is a video from EngineeringTV.com that features the Cyclones inventor:
