Split-cycle engine: Difference between revisions

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The [[Twingle engine]] is a two stroke engine that also uses a displacer piston to provide the air for use in the power cylinder. This was patented in 1912.

The [[Scuderi Engine]] is a design of a split-cycle, [[internal combustion engine]] invented by the late Carmelo J. Scuderi.<ref>[http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2006/08/01/PM200608015.html "Carmelo Scuderi's legacy just revving up," Public Radio's "Marketplace," August 1, 2006]</ref> The Scuderi Group, an engineering and licensing company based in [[West Springfield, Massachusetts]] and founded by Carmelo Scuderi’s children, said that the prototype was completed and will bewas unveiled to the public on April 20, 2009.<ref>Wrinn, Bill. "Podcast: First Scuderi Engine Prototype Assembled." airhybridblog. 09 Feb 2009. Topaz Partners. 9 Feb 2009 <http://airhybridblog.com/2009/02/09/podcast-first-scuderi-engine-prototype-assembled></ref>

The TourEngine is a novel opposed-cylinder split-cycle [[internal combustion engine]], invented, patented and under development by Tour Engine Inc. The unique and patented opposed-cylinder configuration of the TourEngine allows minimal dead space and superior thermal management. The first prototype was completed on June, 2008.