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The Radmax Direct Charge engine is an internal-combustion engine built around a rotary design. The technology is owned and licensed in North America by Reg/Regi Tech, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada (regtech.com). A Radmax engine would have two to three times the power and weigh half as much as a Wankel engine of the same size. Simplicity, power, and efficiency are key design priorities in the development of the Radmax/Direct Charge Engine, a truly revolutionary form of rotary power.
The engine is comprised of a disc-shaped rotor and driveshaft which turn the housing, or stator, which remains stationary. Up to 12 vanes mounted parallel to the shaft slide up and down along the outside of the rotor as they follow a track along the inside of the stator housing. Combustion chambers form between the rotor, stator walls and vanes, and their volumes change as the vanes move during rotation. Although the design could use only two vanes, the current version has 12, which generate 24 combustion events (intake, compression, ignition, exhaust) per rotation. This lets the engine generate 1hp/0.75 lb, as compared to a conventional internal-combustion engine's 1 hp/6 to 7 lb. The engine has a compression ratio of 20:1, which lets it burn a variety of fuels, including diesel. It also uses 13 moving parts rather than 40 for conventional piston engines. That's because the rotor and vanes replace timing gears, connecting rods, pistons, cylinders, and valves. This should improve reliability and cut manufacturing costs. The engine also generates lower vibrations because all the components are spinning in the same direction. There are no pistons or valves making thousands of abrupt changes per minute. The combustion chambers are also balanced around the rotor, plus the rotor acts as a flywheel to smooth out power imbalances and eliminate destructive harmonics.
The Radmax TM engine has a variety of possible applications, ranging from the tiny weed-trimmer to the commercial and/or military jet engine, and a wide spectrum of uses, from air conditioner compressors to air and steam expanders to hybrid vehicle applications, to personal power generation. Multifuel capability, fewer moving parts, high and efficient rates of combustion, low weight, reduced vibration, and ease of maintenance are but a few of the advantages this technology offers.
For Immediate Release: October 3, 2006. Vancouver, BC - REGI U.S., Inc. (OTC BB: RGUS, Frankfurt Stock Exchange: RGJ) and Reg Technologies, Inc. (TSX Venture Exchange: RRE, OTC BB: REGRF) today announced that the preliminary series of tests have been successfully completed on the 125 H.P. RadMax™ engine.
Shane Kabish, our rotary engine specialist, states, "Based on several important modifications and tests over the last 90 days on the 125 H.P. RadMax™ engine, the RadMax™ is ready for the next advanced stage of completing the activities required for an operating engine."
The main objectives of these tests were to eliminate oil leaks from entering the combustion chamber, and to reduce compression losses.
John Robertson, President of REGI U.S., Inc., Reg Technologies, Inc., states, "As a result of the successful tests with the seals, the RadMax™ engine will have very little hydro-carbons in the exhaust, resulting in a cleaner burning engine."
The next phase will be implemented to complete an operating engine with a list of activities to support the research, design, testing, and evaluation required for the successful analyst on the RadMax™ engine.
The Company is negotiating with a major company to perform the comprehensive testing program required to produce a commercial engine for potential end users.
ABOUT REG TECHNOLOGIES INC. / REGI U.S., INC. REGI U.S., Inc. owns the U.S. rights to the Rand Cam™/RadMax™ rotary technology that is used in an engine that is a light weight rotary engine with only two moving parts: the vanes (up to 12) and the rotor, compared to the 40 moving parts in a simple four-cylinder piston engine. This revolutionary design makes it possible to produce a total of 24 continuous power impulses per one rotation that is vibration-free and extremely quiet. The Rand Cam™/RadMax™ engine also has multi-fuel capabilities and is able to operate using fuels including gasoline, natural gas, hydrogen, propane and diesel. Reg Technologies Inc., the parent company of REGI U.S., Inc., together with it, is in the process of testing a Rand Cam™/RadMax™ diesel engine for a generator application for hybrid electric cars and for unmanned aerial applications for the U.S. military.
More info: Reg/Regi Technologies Inc.
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