Cyclone Power Technologies has announced that it has achieved positive results from performance tests recently conducted on the company’s Waste Heat Engine (WHE).

The WHE is a self-starting steam engine that produces up to 18 horsepower (HP) or 10 kilowatts (kW) of electricity from low to medium temperature waste heat sources such as industrial furnaces, commercial ovens, and even solar thermal collectors.

The tests involved running the WHE on heat generated from a simulated industrial furnace. The company recently modified certain design elements and materials of the WHE in an effort to reduce heat conductivity losses and engine wear. The company also improved the design of the heat exchanger to generate higher steam temperatures and pressures.

The performance tests showed that the net result of the improvements was an engine that operates at a broader range of temperatures, achieves higher overall efficiencies, and has greater lifetime durability.

The company expects the final stage of testing prior to on-site beta installation this July.


- Katrice R. Jalbuena

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Sources:

¹ http://www.cyclonepower.com/press/06-30-09.pdf
² http://www.cyclonepower.com/index.html