The Mark V Engine can generate in excess of 100 hp and 860 ft.lbs of starting torque on the first. The unit is being developed for both automotive and electric power generation applications. For the steam test, the engine was attached to an external heat source and built-in, water-cooled condenser.
Towards the end of October, Cyclone announced it managed to complete test for Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS), showing that the other one of its engines, the water-cooled Mark II, has 30 percent more thermal efficiency over original estimates.
"This is a great step forward on our road to commercializing the Mark V engine," stated Harry Schoell, Cyclone CEO said in a release. "We feel confident that in 2010 we will see this engine powering beta applications for electric power generation and waste heat recovery. When Detroit sees the benefits of an all-fuel, environmentally clean Cyclone engine, we should see the Mark V powering our cars too."
The Cyclone engine is a Rankine Cycle heat regenerative external combustion engine, which burns fuel in a centrifugal combustion chamber, heating water-containing coils. This results in steam, which in turn is transformed into work by means of pistons.
Next phases of developmental testing will include attaching the already patented all-fuel capable combustion chamber, also successfully tested last week, and an air-cooled condensing system.
The manufacturer is planning five versions of the Cyclone engine: Mark II, V, VI, WHE and Solar 1. The ones to be used in the automotive industry are the Mark V and the Mark VI.
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