A UK-based inventor claims to have developed the ultimate green
vehicle - a car that runs only on cold air and it can reach speeds of up
to 48 km per hour.
Peter Dearman has modified his run-down jalopy – a 25-year-old
Vauxhall Nova - to run on nothing but air. The vehicle by 61-year-old
from Bishop's Stortford,
Hertfordshire can drive for about five km and reach speeds of up to 48 km per hour, New York Daily News reported.
"It won't produce any emissions because it's only air we're
using. We're not burning anything. We're just using heat from the
atmosphere and liquid air," the man told ABC News.
Dearman's propulsion system is inspired by a steam engine, except
he uses very cold liquid air. He said he chose liquid air as a fuel
source because it's light and cheap. At around -190 degree Celsius, air
turns into a liquid that can be stored in insulated, vacuum-sealed
containers. Dearman uses a beer keg as a makeshift container for the
liquid air.
When the liquid air courses through the engine, it heats up from
its cryogenic temperature and boils via a heat exchange fluid (in this
case, anti-freeze). The liquid air expands as it changes back to gas
form. In a confined space, this phase change creates enough air pressure
to power a piston.
"The secret to [my engine] is that once you warm the liquid air,
you have to be able to keep it warm as it expands. If you let it cool,
it shrinks and you lose all the efficiency," said Dearman. Dearman's
invention has already caught the eye of engineering company Ricardo, who
help design state-of-the-art engines for professional race cars. "I've
done sort of the basic work, and they're going to refine it and bring it
onto the next stage for us," he said.
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