The Economist Reports on the research of SMS IT researcher

Added: (Thu Jul 15 2010)

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IT SOUNDS too good to be true. Two Indian engineers have conceptually designed a motorcycle engine which,they claim ,could use compressed air to turn aa small air turbine,generating enough power to run a motorcycle for up to 40 minutes.
Their design described in a recent issue of the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, could be combined with a compressed air cylinder as a replacement for traditional internal combustion engines.In areas where motorcycles are a major source of public transportation ,such a technology could cut emissions substantially if widely implemented. According to Bharat Raj Singh, one of the two authors on the paper and a researcher at the SMS Institute of Technology in Lucknow, some 50-60 percent of present emissions in some areas could be reduced with the new technology, though a number of technical challenges remain. Designing a compact but high capacity air tank to store sufficient fuel for long rides is a major hurdle. Existing tanks would require someone to stop about every 30 km(19 miles) to swap tanks.