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Old 04-07-2011, 09:24 AM
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It's called a Wave Disk Generator; kindof a powered supercharger. One, (1), moving part which drives a generator.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave_disk_engine

While "new" engines and huge promises are a dime a dozen, the fact this is being done in a university setting with a sound peer-reviewed theoretical basis, adds a lot of credence to the reports.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/...in-a-spin.html

Their lab is a mile from where I'm sitting.
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Old 04-07-2011, 10:49 AM
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I thought I made a post about this "shockwave engine": a little while ago.




apparently i forgot to do it. heres a video with the man himself

http://youtu.be/uf_-IMgla34
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I thought I made a post about this "shockwave engine": a little while ago.




apparently i forgot to do it. heres a video with the man himself

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf_-I...yer_detailpage

can't help thinking that if he were a tad bit younger, this might be called a wave motion engine
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Hmm time for a new engine swap project.
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