Varanasi, UP -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/13/2010 -- Most motor cycles in the world today use engines that burn gasoline, contributing to green house gases and adding air pollution to the surrounding area. Now two scientist in India have conceptually designed a new, cleaner motorcycle engine that uses compressed air to turn a small air turbine, generating enough power to run a motorcycle for up to 40 minutes.

Their design, described in a recent issue of the Journal of renewable and sustainable Energy could be combined with a compressed air cylinder as a replacement for traditional internal combustion engines. In areas where motorcycles are a major source of public transportation, such a technology could cut emissions substantially if widely implemented.

The article “Study of the influence of vane angle on shaft output of a multivane air turbine “by Prof. Bharat Raj Singh and Onkar Singh was published May 6 ,2010 in the Journal of Renewable and sustainable Energy.

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Motorcycles Powered by Compressed Air.

The typical motorcycles used in the world of today, has an engine that burns gasoline. This source of power emits green house gas and therefore, negatively contributes to environmental pollution.

Two scientists in India have found a ground –breakthrough. They have designed a cleaner motorcycle engine: an engine using compressed air to rotate a small air turbine. The power generated is sufficient to power the motorcycle for around 40 minutes.

A previous issue of the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy described the design of the engine. The compressed air cylinder could be a suitable substitute for the conventional combustion engine. Motorcycles powered by compressed air cylinders could reduce carbon emission tremendously, especially in regions where motorcycles are primarily used as public transportation .

One of the authors,Bharat Raj singh ,from SMS Institute of Technology in Lucknow,,India says that in some regions carbon emission could decline by uo to 50 – 60 percent with this new clean technology .However ,there are few technical obstacles that need to be addressed . A major hurdle is to design high –capacity air tanks ,which could provide adequate “fuel” to allow long rides.