VIVEKANAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE(GZB)

SEMINAR- 2008-09

ANUJ KUMAR .MECHANICAL ENGINEERING- 3rd Year.

INTRODUCTION

The AIR CAR

TOPIC OF DISCUSSIONSegments of an air carRefilling TankEngineAir TankBodyChassisWorkingAdvantages and Disadvantages

SEGMENTS

MDI-MOTOR DEVELOPEMENT INTERNATIONAL

CAE-COMPRESSED AIR ENGINE

ZPM-ZERO POLLUTION MOTOR

1.Air Stations –Time taken to refill can be from one to three minutes depending on the vehicle:

The air is compressed in tanks at the air stations using a multi-stage compressor.  The stored compressed air is transferred from the air station’s tanks to the vehicle’s tank).  

2.Electric plug –Time taken to refill can be from 1h 30 mins to 4h 30 mins depending on the vehicle:  When the vehicle is equipped with an onboard refilling system, the refilling of its tanks can be carried out by connecting them to a domestic electric plug.

H.P REFILLING TANK

ENGINE Mode A: Operating with compressed air from Air Tank only in town under 35 mph.Mode B: Operating with compressed air from Air Tank only which is being heated to expand volume before entering engine.Mode C: Operating with air from the Intake which is being heated to expand volume before entering engine - on highway over 35 mph.Mode D: Operating as in Mode C but also refilling Air Tank while running.

AIRTANKThe high pressure tanks to be used in this vehicles will be made of carbon fiber and thermoplastic liner.

BODY

Bodies of this car are made of composite materials, fiber glass and polyester resin on polyurethane foam.

CHASSISChassis of this car is made by mixed wire netting frame, using tubes and foundry parts, assembled with glue.The plates  obtained from foundry are linked by aluminum tubes . The unit is glued using epoxy adhesive, a bi-components coming from the aircraft industry used to assemble structures. For the ‘low cost’ cars (standard One Flow AIR), a single molded piece is used for the  technical base, the seats and the external body is used as the frame.

No Pollution Cost effective Simple and Robust

design High Torque Free from

degradation associated with battery system.

Advantages Disadvantages

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