Who is the Scuderi Group?
Based in West Springfield, Massachusetts, with offices in Frankfurt, Germany, the Scuderi Group is a research and development company focused on proliferating our technology through R&D and licensing. Our Scuderi Split-Cycle Engine Technology is considered to be the most significant improvement in internal combustion engine efficiency in over 130 years.
What is happening now with the prototype?
Testing of the naturally aspirated, one-liter gasoline engine at Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, TX, continues to meet or exceed the initial computer simulations. The current testing program, which will map the engine from idle to 4000 rpm, measures how the engine operates under a variety of driving speeds up to full throttle – or “full load.” While exploring the engine speeds we continue to see extremely successful and consistent combustion.
Is the prototype you recently unveiled the Air-Hybrid Engine?
The naturally aspirated, proof-of-concept prototype is the core of the Air-Hybrid Engine. By adding an air tank and some controls, the engine converts to the Scuderi Air-Hybrid Engine.
How efficient is the Scuderi Engine Prototype I?
Our studies indicate that the naturally aspirated Scuderi Engine will be up to 5-10 percent more efficient than a conventional engine. When turbocharged, the engine’s efficiency is expected to be 15-20 percent more efficient. When adding the air-hybrid component, efficiencies are expected to reach up to 50 percent more than a conventional engine.
How many more miles per gallon/liter will a car be able to get?
Knowing how many more miles a gallon the engine gets depends on the type of vehicle using the engine. Early projections have shown us that drivers of standard vehicles today could have the potential to gaining 50 percent in their gas mileage when the Scuderi Engine is used with all its turbocharging and air-hybrid features.
How long until there is a car on the road with the Scuderi Engine?
After an OEM licenses the Scuderi technology, it usually takes approximately three to five years for a vehicle to make it into production.
Who is going to use the Scuderi Engine?
There is a use for the Scuderi Engine wherever any piston-driven application exists. Currently, we are in discussions with engine manufacturers from Asia, Europe, the U.S., and India.
How does the Scuderi Engine compare to the electric hybrid?
The performance is expected to be just as good or better with dramatically less cost and far less environmental issues. The Scuderi Engine can also be used in tandem with electric hybrid systems.
Who was Carmelo Scuderi?
Carmelo J. Scuderi (BS, ME), (1925-2002) was an American inventor, a mechanical designer, and a thermodynamics and fluid mechanics engineer who worked for nearly fifty years inventing, developing, testing and commercializing new technologies. Throughout his lifetime, Carmelo was an invaluable process partner for major corporations and defense contractors. He worked and served as a consultant for Hamilton Standard, Raytheon, Avco Lycoming, Hughes Aircraft Company, as well as the US Navy and Air Force. He assisted in the development of the Mark 48 (Mk-48) Advanced Capability (ADCAP) torpedo, critical test equipment for NASA space suits, fire suppression equipment for aircraft carriers, and countless applications utilizing refrigerant and compressor technologies. In 1992, Scuderi developed a compressor technology to prevent the release of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) into the atmosphere in response to a key United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mandate. His oil-less compressor was conceived and introduced within a period of six months and captured 70 percent of the refrigerant recovery market within one year. In 2005, Discovery Magazine credited this development as one of the reasons for the ongoing repair of the ozone layer. Nearly 20 years later, Scuderi's technology remains the industry standard. In 1994, after spending most of his life contemplating the inefficiencies of the conventional engine Otto Cycle, Scuderi set out to improve the internal combustion engine and in 1998 began designing the Scuderi Split-Cycle Engine full-time. Scuderi's design was finalized in 2001 and with the help of his children, he began obtaining patents, contacting laboratories and licensing experts, and raising funds for what would be a completely new internal combustion process: The Scuderi Cycle. Carmelo Scuderi died suddenly in 2002, but the Scuderi family's next generation of engineers and support partners continue to further his legacy of innovation by transforming their father's engine concept into the revolutionary Scuderi Engine and beyond.