SEMINAR

ON
AIR POWERED VEHICLE

GUIDED BY- PRESENTED BY-

Mr. JITESH SHUKLA VISHAL SRIVASTAVA
ASST. PROFESSOR ME III C
PSIT, KANPUR 1516440182
CONTENT
 Abstract
 Introduction
 History
 Working of Air Engines in car
 Components
 Process Description
 Working of APV
 Refilling Method
 Cryogenic Heat Engine
 New Models of Air Powered Vehicle
 Advantages and Disadvantages
 Air Car in India
 Conclusion
 References
 ABSTRACT
Currently in India, there are more than 20 million vehicles, mostly driven by
internal combustion engines, and the pollutants, Carbon Monoxide (CO) and
unburned Hydrocarbons (HC), generated by vehicles are responsible for more
than 20% of the air pollutants released to the atmosphere.

In order to improve the air pollution condition and estimate the pollutants
exhausting, a new idea of using COMPRESSED AIR as the power source for
vehicles, is presented . Instead of an internal combustion engine, the vehicles
will be equipped with an air motor, which transforms the energy of the
compressed air into mechanical motion energy.
 INTRODUCTION

We know that our world is facing fuel crisis now a days. All kind of
conventional source of fuel are on the verge of exhaustion. We are confident
that AIR POWERED TECHNOLOGY holds the key to the automobile’s
future.
Our environment must be protected against various anthropogenic
contaminations, among which the emission of large amounts of CO, NOx,
Hydrocarbons and soot produces some of the most adverse environmental
effects. These emissions, which are above all caused by road traffic and power
plants, damage the flora and fauna and deteriorate human health. NOx, for
example after oxidation forming nitric acid, contributes to the acid rain which
has caused severe forest damage in the past decades.
Finally, AIR POWERED TECHNOLOGY, which is the zero emission
vehicles, may become the ultimate power source of the 21th century.
Figure- Air Powered Car
 HISTORY
In 1903, the LIQUID AIR COMPANY located in LONDAN ENGLAND
manufactured a number of air powered and liquefied air cars. The major
problem with these cars and all air powered cars is the lack of Torque produced
by the Engines and the Cost of compressing the air.

Figure- AN AIR POWERED LOCOMOTIVE

 WORKING OF AIR ENGINE

Figure- COMPRESSED AIR ENGINE

Approximately 90m3 of compressed air is stored in fiber tanks in a vehicle.

The engine is powered by compressed air, stored in a carbon fiber tank at

30MPa (4500psi). The tank is made of carbon fiber in order to reduce its
weight.

The engine has injection similar to normal engines, but uses special
crankshafts and pistons, which remain at the top dead centre for about 70
degree of the crank shaft’s cycle; this allows more power to be developed in the
engine.

The expansion of this air pushes the piston and creates movement. The
atmospheric temperature is used to re-heat the engine and increase the road
coverage.

The air conditioning system makes use of the expelled cold air.
 COMPONENTS
1) THE BODY

2) THE CHASSIS
3) COMPRESSED AIR TANK-

4) THE AIR FILTER-

 PROCESS DESCRIPTION
The first piston takes in the ambient air and compresses it to approximately
300psi in the combustion chamber during the first cycle of the engine.

 When the piston pause, a small amount of compressed air from the tanks is
released into the expansion chamber to create a low pressured, low temperature
volume of about 140psi.

Shortly before the valve to the exhaust cylinder is opened, a high speed
shutter connects the compression and expansion chambers. The sudden pressure
and temperature difference between the low chambers creates pressure waves in
the expansion chamber, thereby producing work in the exhaust chamber that
drives the piston to power engine.
WOKING OF AIR POWERED VEHICLE

Air powered car runs on compressed air instead of gasoline. Since the car is
working on air, there is no pollution.

A two cylinder, compressed air engine, powers the car. The engine can run
either on compressed air alone or act as an internal combustion engine.
The air is fed through an air injector to the engine and flows into a small
chamber, which expands the air.

The air pushing down on the piston moves the crankshaft, which gives the
vehicle power.

Air tanks fixed to the underside of the vehicle can hold about 79 gallons (300
liters) of air.

This compressed air can fuel the car up to 200km at a top speed of 96.5kph.
 REFILLING METHOD
Tanks are refilled by plugging the car into a mains socket to feed the motor-
alternator which compresses the air with the motor compressor.
Refilling time obviously depends on the source of electricity used. Here are the
initial estimates:
230V : 3hrs 30mins – 4hrs
380V : 2hrs 30mins – 3hrs
115V : currently being tested
 REFILLING AT SERVICE STATION
As the energy is so easy to store, MDI anticipates the installation of air
stations.

These stations can refill a car in 3 minutes.

 CRYOGENIC HEAT ENGINE
Another version of an air powered car is being developed by researchers at the
University of Washington using the concept of a steam engine, except there is
no combustion. The Washington researchers use liquid nitrogen as the
propellant for their LN2000 prototype air car. The researchers decided to use
nitrogen because of its abundance in the atmosphere- nitrogen makes up about
78 percent of the Earth’s atmosphere and the availability of liquid nitrogen.
 NEW MODELS OF AIR POWERED
VEHICLE
1) FAMILY CAR-

2) VAN-
3) TAXI-

4) PICK UP CAR-
5) MINICAT-
 ADVANTAGES
 Zero emission vehicle.

 No fossil fuel is required.

 Operating cost is 75% less as compared to the gasoline engine.

 Price is also less than half of the electric vehicle

 Recharging time is much more less than that of electric vehicle.

 The recharging of tank can be done at home.

 DISADVANTAGES
 Less power is produced.

 Air pumping stations are less in number.

 In order to ignite the compressor, we need electricity.

 Compressor needs gasoline to compress air.

 Low speed of about 50-60 km/hr

 In case of accidents, compressed air can be dangerous.

 AIR CAR IN INDIA
 Tata Motors has signed an agreement with ‘Motor Development
International’ of France to develop a car that runs on compressed air, thus
making it very economical to run and be almost totally pollution free.

 Although there is no official word on when the car will be commercially

manufactured for India, reports say that it will be sooner.

 The car would cost around Rs 350,000 in India and would have a range of
around 300 km between refuels. The cost of a refill would be about Rs 90.
 CONCLUSION
 From all the disruption made, one can easily say that by using air car there is
reduction in air pollution.

The emission benefits of introducing this zero emission technology are

obvious. Also, the aim of the project is to cut cost, create job locally. Also air
car provides an answer to the shortage of fuel and the high price of fuel.

 With petrol and diesel price going up and the price of oil subjects to
fluctuation for motorists, this becomes headache; use of air motor is only the
solution.

 All know that there will be shortage of gasoline in future, the engine that
runs on compressed air is only the alternative for it.
 REFERENCES
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compressed-air_vehicle

 http://zeropollutionmotors.us/

 https://www.howstuffworks.com/search.php?terms=compressed+air+vehicle

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6xuetOpOtY

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRpxhlX4Ga0

 Internal Combustion Engines- M.L. Mathur- Dhanpat Rai Publication

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