‘Inside-out Wankel’ engine powers US Army’s tiny new 10-kW genset

LiquidPiston is testing a 10-kW generator it’s prototyped for the US military, which it claims is just a quarter of the size and weight of the current model the Army uses.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: LiquidPiston, Engine Technolo… Continue reading ‘Inside-out Wankel’ engine powers US Army’s tiny new 10-kW genset

‘Inside-out Wankel’ engine powers US Army’s tiny new 10-kW genset

LiquidPiston is testing a 10-kW generator it’s prototyped for the US military, which it claims is just a quarter of the size and weight of the current model the Army uses.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: LiquidPiston, Engine Technolo… Continue reading ‘Inside-out Wankel’ engine powers US Army’s tiny new 10-kW genset

“Inside-out Wankel” rotary engine delivers 5X the power of a diesel

Targeted at military, commercial and aerospace applications, the XTS-210 is about the size of a basketball, weighs in at 19 kg (42 lb), and displaces 210 cc. It’ll run on multiple fuels, including diesel and kerosene/jet fuel. The company is shooting f… Continue reading “Inside-out Wankel” rotary engine delivers 5X the power of a diesel

LiquidPiston’s “inside-out” rotary X-Engine wins Army research contract

Connecticut-based company LiquidPiston is developing a portable generator for the US Army that uses its X-Engine, a fresh and extremely powerful take on the rotary engine that’ll deliver as much power as the Army’s current-gen-set at one-fifth the size… Continue reading LiquidPiston’s “inside-out” rotary X-Engine wins Army research contract