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Rokeby · 11-01-2009, 04:36 PM

Since reading the OP, I've been wondering just how big the device is...
as big as a birthday cake... a tea cup... a 35mm film canister?

There is a similar thread running on CleanMPG. In it the poster, Brick, gives
a link for a research summary on what I take to be an earlier version, 2005,
of a similar device.

Some key phrases that give a fuzzy indication of its size:

"micro turbo engine," "micro scale"

"Wave disk can be formed as two parts etched together..."

"The electric motor-generator can be imprinted in the case parts
containing ports and in one of parts forming a wave disk..."

"All the presented below results correspond to the case of heat release
steam equal 800 W and disk rotational speed equal 176 500 rpm.

I'm now thinking that these devices are the size of a dime, or a shirt button,
or even the head of a pin. Seems like the air filtration requirements would be rather strict... Not "For off-road use only"

The thread at CleanMPG:

MSU receives $2.5 million DOE award to build advanced hybrid engine - CleanMPG Forums

11-01-2009, 04:36 PM	#9 (permalink)
Rokeby Gen II Prianista Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ballamer, Merlin Posts: 453 Thanks: 201 Thanked 146 Times in 89 Posts	Since reading the OP, I've been wondering just how big the device is... as big as a birthday cake... a tea cup... a 35mm film canister? There is a similar thread running on CleanMPG. In it the poster, Brick, gives a link for a research summary on what I take to be an earlier version, 2005, of a similar device. Some key phrases that give a fuzzy indication of its size: "micro turbo engine," "micro scale" "Wave disk can be formed as two parts etched together..." "The electric motor-generator can be imprinted in the case parts containing ports and in one of parts forming a wave disk..." "All the presented below results correspond to the case of heat release steam equal 800 W and disk rotational speed equal 176 500 rpm. I'm now thinking that these devices are the size of a dime, or a shirt button, or even the head of a pin. Seems like the air filtration requirements would be rather strict... Not "For off-road use only" The thread at CleanMPG: MSU receives $2.5 million DOE award to build advanced hybrid engine - CleanMPG Forums Last edited by Rokeby; 11-01-2009 at 04:44 PM..