Scuderi: Split-cycle engine will soon be licensed

Posted Apr 18th 2008 8:02AM by Jeremy Korzeniewski
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Hybrid, SAE World Congress

The Scuderi split-cycle engine technology is not new to our pages. Last year around this time, we had an opportunity to interview Nick Scuderi about the company and came away thinking that the idea, though unproven, has some merit. According to an article on Automotive News, Scuderi is confident that they will line up some licensing agreements to use their technology shortly. Apparently, some amount of validation has been completed recently which offered promising results.

Diesel Scuderi engines could post 30 to 50 percent lower nitrous oxide emissions according to the company and gasoline/compressed-air hybrids are also in development. Still, real test-engines are not yet up and running, so there is a long way to go before anybody will know for sure if this engine design is able to meet its expectations. Watch a video after the break of a simulated rendering of the Scuderi engine in action.

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[Source: Automotive News]

Tags: scuderi, scuderi engine, scuderi-engine, ScuderiEngine, split cycle, split cycle engine, split-cycle, split-cycle engine, split-cycle-engine, Split-cycleEngine, SplitCycle, SplitCycleEngine

Reader Comments

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1. I wonder just how much more effiecient it is running off the air tank since it still has to move the compression cylinder.

Posted at 10:24PM on Apr 18th 2008 by Leviat

2. Seems like the frictional losses will be the real challenge to overcome with this design, or any new engine design. I'm always a little skeptical of fancy promotional videos showcasing a nice computer model of revolutionary new technology that hasn't been tested yet. Granted, it could work quite well, and I'll be very impressed, but I'll believe it when a real engine is in a dyno cell putting out real numbers.

Posted at 12:01PM on Apr 19th 2008 by Tony K

3. Ingenious design; I just wish it didn't require twice the cylinder count (more weight, more space) than a conventional engine. The air-hybrid version, though, is an interesting possibility compared to electric hybrids.

Posted at 11:58AM on Apr 25th 2008 by Ray

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