Compressed air to run car ..feasible ?

@white-hat-RTFca6 • Oct 22, 2024

Oct 22, 2024

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Compressed air stored in tanks to run airmotors at each wheel. What are the problems that have to be tackled with this design?

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white_hat

@white-hat-RTFca6 • Jun 11, 2012

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

@ramani-VR4O43 • Jun 11, 2012

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white_hat

@white-hat-RTFca6 • Jun 11, 2012

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

@white-hat-RTFca6 • Jun 11, 2012

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

@ramani-VR4O43 • Jun 11, 2012

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

@white-hat-RTFca6 • Jun 12, 2012

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

@gurjap-blPmg9 • Jun 12, 2012

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.
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