A team at the University of Sherbrooke has developed an engine with the power of a Ferrari... and the size of a football.
''We used aircraft engines and reactors, and we made them spin on a rotor at ultra high speeds. The result is an extremely potent, yet extremely compact engine,'' says Jean-Sébastien Plante, mechanical engineering professor at the University of Sherbrooke.
It took them five years of research to get to this point. Should this type of engine ever enter production, it would revolutionize transportation. One notable application would be as a range extender for electric vehicles.
The ''football engine'' is featured in Québec Sciences magazine's Top 10 Inventions and Discoveries of 2012.
Source: Radio-Canada
''We used aircraft engines and reactors, and we made them spin on a rotor at ultra high speeds. The result is an extremely potent, yet extremely compact engine,'' says Jean-Sébastien Plante, mechanical engineering professor at the University of Sherbrooke.
It took them five years of research to get to this point. Should this type of engine ever enter production, it would revolutionize transportation. One notable application would be as a range extender for electric vehicles.
The ''football engine'' is featured in Québec Sciences magazine's Top 10 Inventions and Discoveries of 2012.
Source: Radio-Canada