BioFuels Journal

Tokyo, Japan—Scuderi Group announced Nov. 30 that the cutaway model of the revolutionary SCUDERI™ Engine prototype will be presented this week for the first time in Japan.

On exhibit as part of the Tokyo Motor Show, the engine will be featured at the Tokyo Big Sight Nov. 30 – Dec. 11.

The SCUDERI™ Engine is a powerful new combustion process that achieves the most significant efficiency gains and reduced emission levels ever seen in an internal combustion engine.

Unlike the conventional four-stroke engine, where combustion and compression take place in one cylinder every two revolutions of the crankshaft, the SCUDERI™ Engine separates the compression and combustion work into two separate cylinders, so that both functions can be optimized for greater efficiency gains – on every revolution of the crankshaft.

When turbocharged, the SCUDERI™ Engine uses a “Miller Cycle”-like valve control that enables the compression cylinder to be downsized to achieve even more substantial reductions in efficiency losses that are not possible in conventional engines.

The SCUDERI™ Engine can run on a variety of fuels, such as gasoline, diesel, biodiesel, ethanol, natural gas and hydrogen, and can be utilized in a diverse set of engine applications, including cars, trucks, power generators, marine, aircraft and military vehicles.

Last month, Scuderi Group released findings from a computer simulation study measuring the performance of the SCUDERI™ Engine modeled against the European class of “high economy” vehicles.

The data showed that a turbocharged/air-hybridized SCUDERI™ Engine can achieve at least 65 miles per U.S. gallon (77 UKmpg or 3.7 liters per 100 km), while emitting significantly less CO2.

The average fuel economy for a gasoline vehicle in the European high economy class is about 52 USmpg or 4.5 l/100km.

Commissioned by Scuderi Group, the simulations were conducted by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), an internationally recognized, independent research laboratory based in San Antonio, Texas.

In the study, SwRI also found the SCUDERI™ Engine emitted only 85 g/km of CO2, compared to 104 g/km, which is the average amount emitted from a conventional engine in this particular vehicle class.

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