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COMPRESSED AIR MOTOR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-11-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Engines (Motor Vehicles)
- Transportation of the Future
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- compressed-air engine
1, record 1, English, compressed%2Dair%20engine
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- compressed air motor 2, record 1, English, compressed%20air%20motor
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
...it has long been known that to compress air to high pressures a staged process should be used, compressing air to first 50 bars, then to 150 bars then three hundred and so on. This technique, commonly employed by the air and gas liquefaction industries, uses a fraction of the energy used to compress the gas in one operation. The secret of the compressed air motor is simply to reverse the process - decompress the air in stages and in so doing efficiently release energy at each point in the chain. 2, record 1, English, - compressed%2Dair%20engine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It looks as if MDI's compressed-air engine will be one of the major discoveries of the new century. The inventor, Guy Nègre, has developed an engine capable of propelling a car up to 110 Km/h, that can cover a distance of 300 km with one tank refill and a cost of less than a cent per kilometre. Not only providing "Zero pollution" but also purifying the air. 1, record 1, English, - compressed%2Dair%20engine
Record 1, Key term(s)
- compressed air engine
- compressed-air motor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
- Transports futuristes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- moteur à air comprimé
1, record 1, French, moteur%20%C3%A0%20air%20comprim%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le moteur à air comprimé repose sur un système chambre/piston/embiellage à trois temps entièrement retravaillé. Durant la phase de compression, l'air ambiant est comprimé à 20 bars par le piston pour se transformer en air chaud à 400ºC. Puis grâce à un procédé breveté, le piston s'arrête pour accueillir dans sa chambre de l'air comprimé à température ambiante provenant des réservoirs. C'est la phase d'injection de l'air. Enfin, la phase d'expansion injecte une nouvelle fois de l'air pour augmenter la pression et repousser le piston vers le bas. 1, record 1, French, - moteur%20%C3%A0%20air%20comprim%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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