SHRI BHAWANI NIKETAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

AND MANAGEMENT SIKAR ROAD, JAIPUR.

ABSTRACT

This seminar is to explain the working of air powered cars. These type of cars will run on
compressed air instead of gasoline .The car is powered by a two cylinder compressed air engine.
The air powered car is also called as a low pollution or zero pollution cars. Since the car runs on
compressed air it is environmentally friendly.
The Air car is a car currently being developed and, eventually, manufactured by Moteur
Developpement International (MDI), founded by the French inventor Guy Ngre. It will be sold
by this company too, as well as by ZevCat, a US company, based in California. The air car is
powered by an air engine, specifically tailored for the car. The used air engine is being
manufactured by CQFD Air solution, a company closely linked to MDI.The engine is powered
by compressed air, stored in a glass or carbon-fibre tank at 4500 psi. The engine has injection
similar to normal engines, but uses special crankshafts and pistons, which remain at top dead
center for about 70% of the engine's cycle; this allows more power to be developed in the
engine. Though some consider the car to be pollution-free, it must be taken into account that the
tanks are recharged using electric (or gasoline) compressors, resulting in some pollution, if the
electricity used to operate the compressors comes from polluting power plants (such as gas-, or
coal-power plants). Solar power could possibly be used to power the compressors at fuel station.
 CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION 1
2. VEHICLE PARTS
2.1. Compressed air tanks 4
2.2. Brake power recovery 4
2.3. The body 5
2.4. The Air Filter 5
2.5. The chassis 5
2.6. Electrical system 6
3. TECHNOLOGY DESCRIPTION
3.1. Process Description 7
3.2. Technology Overview 8
4. TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW
4.1. Air Engine 10
4.2. Components 10
4.3. Engine Working 10
4.4. Gear Box 11
4.5. Distribution And Valves 12
4.6. Moto-Alternator 12
4.7. Basic Principles Of Compressed Air Technology Engine 12
4.8. The Dual Energy System 12
4.9. The Air Filter 12
5. CRYOGENIC HEAT ENGINE 14
6. PRODUCTION LICENCE FOR MDIS CAR 16
6.1. New Models, New Applications 17
6.2. CAR MODALS 18
6.2.1. Family 18
6.2.2. Van 19
6.2.3. Taxi 20
6.2.4. Pick-Up 21
7. COMPARISON WITH COMPETITION 22
8. CONCLUSION 23
9. REFERENCES 24