In any internal combustion engine design, it can be as much about controlling the explosions as it is controlling the resulting heat. In a conventional engine, because all four strokes of the Otto Cycle take place within the same cylinder, the surrounding air that enters on the intake stroke assists in the cooling process. So as casual observers of the Scuderi Engine design peruse the split-cycle configuration, many wonder how the engine keeps from overheating when there is no ambient air entering the power cylinder where all the firing takes place. In the following podcast, Scuderi Group President Sal Scuderi explains. Read more about "Always a hot topic: Engine overheating"...
Scuderi Group today welcomed a new member to its advisory team, Professor Hubert Hitziger of Germany who is considered one of the leading engine experts in the world. The official news announcement was released today in the United States and Europe. He will work with Scuderi Group on a consulting basis to help the engineering team continue to develop the Scuderi Engine and maximize its efficiency levels. Read more about "Welcome Prof. Hitziger!"...
Anyone who follows the world of alternative propulsion systems or new engines, can tell you that at the end of the day, many claims are made but very few are backed up by real data. So at Scuderi Group, it's a constant priority to dedicate ourselves to measuring and testing the Scuderi split-cycle technology as accurately and genuinely as possible. And that's what makes today a special day in the evolution of the Scuderi Engine. Read more about "It's all in the numbers"...
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Scuderi Press Conference at 2011 IAA Show, Franfurt Germany Read more about "Telling the world"...
This week Scuderi Group hosted about 20 international business school professors at the engine’s research and development facility, Southwest Research Institute, in San Antonio, TX. The professors are in town participating in the Academy of Management convention, the largest annual gathering of management scholars in the world. Attended by more than 10,000 people, the meeting provides a forum for sharing research and expertise in all management disciplines. So with the developments and interest around the Scuderi Engine increasing, the academic community is taking notice. Read more about "Talking business"...
In case you missed it over the weekend, Japan is looking to join the regulatory ranks of the U.S. and Europe in adopting fuel efficiency standards that would establish fuel economy goals for automotive fleets. Read more about "New Japanese fuel economy?"...
It's been a busy - and hot - summer down at the independent laboratory building and testing the Scuderi Engine as engineers continue the early stages of the testing process of the naturally aspirated prototype. And so far, they like what they see. Read more about "Lab update: A successful startup"...
Reuters is reporting today that despite the electric hybrid's mass appeal for better fuel efficiency, the impact on the world's supply is quite devastating. According to the story, this guzzling of metals makes the gasoline-electric hybrids vulnerable to a supply crunch predicted by experts as China, the world's dominant rare earths producer, limits exports while global demand swells. Among the metals that would be affected in a shortage is neodymium, the key component of an alloy used to make the high-power, lightweight magnets for electric motors of hybrid cars as well as in generators of wind turbines. Read more about "Report shows electric hybrids devouring Earth's precious metals"...
As the Scuderi Engine continues to draw interest and attention around the world, we continue to hear a few of the same questions again and again. One of the most frequently asked questions we hear is this one: If the Scuderi Engine uses two cylinders to do the same thing that a four-stroke engine does with one, why doesn't it take twice the number of cylinders to power the Scuderi Engine? In this podcast, Sal Scuderi explains why. Read more about "Podcast: Why Doesn't the Scuderi Engine Need Twice the Cylinders? "...