A Compact Pollution-Free
External Combustion Engine
with High Part-Load Efficiency
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5. Prototype Development
An operating prototype has not been built. That
is the current objective. The rest of this paper describes the considerable
analytical and design work that has been done. This provides the extensive
foundation needed for a minimum risk, successful prototype.
The prototype development will be deliberately methodical
with no crash programs or corner-cutting that could cause errors. Each
development task and expenditure will require successful completion of
the prior task. The first task will be some inexpensive tests described
in Chapter 12 below. This will be followed by one or two bench-tests of
small, low-power (50-90 hp) engines. After that comes a test of an engine
(possible from the bench test) in a vehicle. All this work will be done
with minimum publicity until confidence is high that the engine will be
successful, especially with respect to the small details.
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