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The design and prototype of a lightweight engine capable of burning kerosene-based heavy fuels for propulsion of an unmanned aerial vehicle was assigned to Southwest Research Institute (SwRI). Engine DesignThe new engine design featured a two-stroke IDI combustion process in an engine configuration that was air-cooled. Positive displacement external scavenging was incorporated into the design. A prototype was created including rapid prototyping technology made possible by the extensive use of solid modeling during the design process.
For more information about this engine design project, or how you can contract with SwRI, please contact Mark Tussing at mtussing@swri.org or (210) 522-2628.
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Southwest Research Institute® (SwRI®), headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is a multidisciplinary, independent, nonprofit, applied engineering and physical sciences research and development organization with 11 technical divisions. |
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