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Lotus Omnivore Concept Engine to get unveiled in Geneva
By admin | April 1, 2009
The Omnivore Concept Engine from Lotus Engineering will take a bow at the Geneva Motor Show that just kicked off. The Omnivore engine is set to take in and utilize any type of fuel that will be fed to it.
The engine from the renowned research division of Lotus is set to deliver the maximum work performance regardless of the kind of fuel. A lot of speculations and hypothesis are being raised because of the known variability of fuel characteristics.
Different fuels will have different octane ratings, burn rates, and combustion temperatures and these will make one wonder how an engine like Omnivore will remain efficient. The Omnivore concept engine is specifically engineered to optimally use different fuels and make use of the available electronic control technologies.
At its current stage, the engine is a single cylinder machine which allows Lotus experts to easily note effects and make revisions as needed. The concept machine also comes as a two stroke engine with direct fuel injection.
The engineering arm of Lotus foresees how Omnivore can influence the increase of efficiency and travel distance when green fuels are utilized.
The monoblock design eliminates the need for a cylinder head gasket by integrating the design of the cylinder head with the engine block. This feature adds to the durability of the design and decreases the total weight of the engine.
The Omnivore also permits asymmetric timing of the exhaust flow. A puck on top of the combustion chamber makes variable compression possible.
Omnivore, if successful, will paved the way for the development of multi fuel engines that can help in decreasing the dependency on fossil fuels.
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