AIR CAR

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Prince Patel Prof. U. J. Patel
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INTRODUCTION
 One of the major problems facing today is air pollution,
To reduce the world's pollution problems ;
One possible alternative fuel is the compressed air.
 There are ongoing projects that are developing a new type of car
that will run on compressed air.
 The technology behind compressed air cars being develop.
 These cars are Safe to use ,safe to users, and also environment
friendly.
 It powered by two cylinder compressed engine.
WORKING OF AIR CAR
 Air at 100 degree calcius and 300 bar pressure used as fuel.
 Volume of air increased and this energy used to drive pistons of
air power car.
HOW THE CAR IS POWERED ?
 Air powered car working speed is high at 110 km/h.
 Used to power an urban car with five passengers and a projected
range of about 100 to 200 miles (160 to 320 km), depending on
traffic conditions.
 Engine uses food oil for lubrication (just about 1 liter), this oil
changes every 30000 miles (50000 km).
 It have Automatic transmission.
DETAILS OF AIR CAR
1) Air Tanks :
 The compressed air tank is a glass or carbon-fiber tank, hold 90
cubic meters of air compressed to 300 bars.
 This system is not dangerous in case of an accident as there is no
risk of operation. In the case of a major accident, where the tanks
are ruptured, they would not explode since they are not metal,
instead they would crack, as they are made of carbon fiber.
 The tanks in CATs vehicles are composed of an interior
thermoplastic container which ensures it is alright, is held in a
coiled and crossed carbon fiber shell.
Composition of air tank

Manufacturing of air tanks on

special machines
 The tanks used in the CAT's vehicles should last for a penod of
fifteen years, to be tested every five years.
 The tanks weigh 35-40 kg for 100 liters of air at 300 bars.
 For extra security, a protective plate is fixed underneath the
vehicle's chassis, there is also an extraction system to deal with
produced by condensation.
2) Brake power recovery :
 The MDI vehicles will be equipped with a range of modern
systems, ex. one mechanism stops the engine when the car is
stationary (at traffic lights, junctions etc).
 Another interesting feature is the pneumatic system which
recovers about 13 % of the power used.
3) Body :
 The MDI car body is built with fiber and injected foam.
 Two main advantages: cost and weight.
 Nowadays the use of sheet steel for car bodies is only because it
is cheaper to serially produce sheet steel bodies than fiber ones,
however, fiber is safer.
 Fiber doesn't cut like steel.
 Fiber is easier to repair, glued, doesn't rust etc.
4) Air Filter :
 Air- Compressed by On Board Compressor Or Service Stations
Equipped with High-Pressure Compressor.
 Before compression, Air must be Filtered to get rid of any
Impurities
 Carbon Filters are used to Eliminate dirt, dust, humidity and
abundant abrasive particles.
 System eliminates and reduces existing Pollution.
 The Exhaust pipe on the Air-Powered Cars produces clean air
which is cold on exit (between 15 and 0) and harmless to human
life.
 The air that comes out of the car is cleaner than the Air that went
in.
5) Chassis :
 Chassis- Highly resistant, Light, Alluminium Rods glued together.
 Alluminium rods Enables to build More Shock-Resistant Chassis
than Regular Chassis.
 The rods are Glued in the Same way as Aircraft.
 Alluminium allows quick assembly.
 And More secure join than Welding.
 This System helps to reduce Manufacture Time.
 Chassis of air car

Location of air tank with a protective

plate fixed on chassis
6) Electrical System :
 Guy Nègre acquired the patent for an interesting invention for
installing electrics in a vehicle; using a radio transmission system,
each electrical component receives signals with a microcontroller.
So, instead of wiring each component (headlights, dashboard
lights, lights inside the car, etc), one cable connects all electrical
parts in the car, advantages are the ease of installation and repair,
the removal of the approximately 22 kg of wires no longer
necessary, also the entire becomes an anti-theft alarm as soon as
the key is removed the car.
TECHNOLOGY DESCREPTION
 Piston 1- Takes in Air, Compresses at 300 psi & 200 *F in
Compression Chamber During 1st Cycle of Engine.
 Piston Pauses. Small Amount Of Air is released in Expansion
Chamber It Creates Low Pressure of 140 psi, Low Temperature,
Low volume.
 A High Speed Shutter Connects the Compression & Expansion
Chamber.
 Sudden Pressure Temperature Difference in the two Chamber
creates Pressure Wave in Expansion Chamber, Thus Producing
Work that drives the piston to Power the Engine.
Process of air
compressor
BASIC PRINCIPLE
 The pistons work in two stages, intermediate stage of
compression expansion.
 Engine has two functions:
1) To compress ambient air
2) To make successive expansions thereby power produced.

Detailed view
Working
 Compressed air Stored in Fiber or Glass Fiber Tanks at a Pressure
of 4500 psi.
 Fed through Air Injector to the Engine & flows into a small
chamber, where expansion occurs.
 Air Pushes the Piston down & moves the Crankshaft, which gives
power.
 Car can run on Traditional Fuel in Combination with Air.
 The change of energy source is controlled electronically.
 Tank can be refilled at the nearest Air Pump.
 Car motors require a small amount of oil (1 liters) that has to be
changed just every 50,000km
MODELS OF AIR CAR

Family car Van

Minicat

Taxi Pick up car

MAIN FEATURES OF AIR CAR
 Total mass: 820 kg
 Low consumption
 Three-stage expansion, almost isothermic.
 Maximum power (25hp) 18.3 Kw @3000 rpm.
 Maximum torque 6.3 kg-m @2500 rpm.
 Rear mount engine and Rear wheel drive.
 Automatic continuously variable transmission.
 Suspension: Front coil springs and Rear: pneumatic
 Disk brakes.
 Rack and pinion steering.
 Tires : classic tyres replaced with “green” tyres increase mileage
by 5 %
COMPARISON
Comparison Nissan Toyota Air
 These comes under zero Powered
Car
emission vehicles.
Fuel electric electric Air
 Electrical vehicle Type Powered
batteries use toxic Car
electrolytes, these Annual $331 $391 $220
electrolytes have to be Fuel
Cost
mnf.pr produce some
Green 3.5 4.1 1.2
pollution, battery House Gas
replaced every 2-3 years. Emissions
 These car use natural air; Price $50999 $42000 $14000
compress air more
efficient
EFFICIENCY
 Refinery output 100%
1). Transmission losses 65.85
a) Electric compression motor : 5 % loss
High pressure compressor : 50 %
Solar energy recovery : 10 % Gain
MDI.C.A.T.Motor : 60 %
Thermal energy recovery : 94 %
b) Battery charge : 30 %
Useful energy delivered : 13.2 %
High pressure compressor at air station High pressure gas jet for refueling air
vehicals
Advantages
 Fast recharge time.
 Natural air and cheaply available.
 Long storage lifetime of air.
 Air cars are lighter than conventional cars.
 A pure compressed air vehicle produce no pollution.
 Air expelled from engine can use for AC of car.
 Refueling at station take only 3 minutes.
LIMITATION

 The distance that an Air car can cover without refueling is crucial
because very few filling station will have compressed air pumps
available.
 This car top speed is 110 kmph.
 Noise generated by engine while operation.
 Filling a car with 300 lit. of compressed air with normal
compressor take over up to 4 hours.
CONCLUSION
 Air powered cars is a realization of latest technology in
automobile field.
 The air car is a clean, easy to drive, high performance car.
 It eliminates the use of Non-Renewable fuels.
 This could be a future of automobiles.
 The principle advantages for an air powered vehicle are: Fast
recharge time; Long storage lifetime (electric vehicle batteries
have a limited useful number of cycles and sometimes a limited
calendar lifetime ); Potentially lower initial cost than battery
electric vehicles when mass produced.
REFERENCE
 www.howstuffworks.com
 www.aircar.com
 www.zeropollution.com
 Mathur Sharma “IC Engines” Dhanpat rai Publications (1999).
 Domkundwar “I.C.Engines” Dhanpat rai Publications (1999).
 Patrick Ponticel “High time for Hybrides” Automotive Engg.
Int.,Feb 2002.
 Ulf Bossel “Thermodynamic Analysis of Compressed Air Vehicle
Propulsion” European Fuel Cell Forum.
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