Compressed air to run car ..feasible ?

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  white_hat

  To start with..
  1.Large air tanks required to store more air.Need to reduce size of the tanks.
  2.Light weight materials are to be used.Overall weight of vehicle should be less.
  3.Speed control of individual motors so that need for differential, ESP are eliminated.
  4.Need to calculate pressure required developing enough torque at the wheels.
  5. Effective air motor design for accurate control of speed.
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  Is this idea feasible , what do you guys think??
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  Ramani Aswath

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  white_hat

  bioramani

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  Sir, this concept uses cylinder piston arrangement.But I was thinking about rotary airmotor at the wheels.
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  white_hat

  I was thinking about material used for the airtank in Tata Minicat.Maybe it is made carbon fiber.
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  Ramani Aswath

  white_hat

  Sir, this concept uses cylinder piston arrangement.But I was thinking about rotary airmotor at the wheels.

  I think that a rotary motor is best at peak power. It is inefficient at lower powers.
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  white_hat

  What about speed control of airmotor, is accurate speed control possible?
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  Gurjap

  bioramani

  I think that a rotary motor is best at peak power. It is inefficient at lower powers.

  Are you sure? From what I've learned, positive displacement pneumatic motors develop constant torque at all RPMs.