MILITARY AND COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS
Military Applications
Military and commercial applications represent an enormous, near-term market opportunity for the AVEC engine and GENSETs. The Axial Vector engine is ideal for military applications for a variety of reasons; including greater fuel efficiency, smaller size, significantly lower weight, the presence of fewer operating parts, and an unmatched weight-to-horsepower and weight-to-torque ratio. The Axial Vector Engine is currently being tested for use on mobile military platforms and for fulfilling various military propulsion and other needs.
Multi-Fuel Capabilities
Unlike most existing, gasoline-fueled engine technologies, the Axial Vector Engine was designed to run efficiently on multiple types of fuels, a significant benefit to the US military since the military has been directed to phase out use of all gasoline-powered engines within the next few years. Significantly, the Axial Vector Engine can run on diesel fuel, kerosene, bio-diesels, JP5 and JP8 military fuels, ethanol, and blends of these fuels. A special conversion kit is also available for the combustion of natural gas or propane.
Digital Control and Remote Diagnostics
One of the most important benefits that the Axial Vector Engine and AVEC GENSETs offer in military deployments is the GENSETs' top-level control system. Known as the FADEC (Full Authority Digital Engine Control) system, this control regime enables fully integrated digital control of the GENSET, including a wide variety of operating parameters like ideal engine speed. Because the system is satellite-communication capable, the GENSETs can be remotely monitored and diagnosed — critical feature for geographically wide-ranging and often inhospitable military environments.
Commercial Applications
In addition to military applications, the consumer automobile market also offers significant potential for deployment of AVEC engine technologies. Important benefits like improved gasoline mileage and reduced emissions will be compelling reasons for the technologies' adoption. Further, the same digital FADEC control system employed in military versions of the engines can be used in automotive applications to constantly monitor and maintain optimal engine performance. In vehicular settings, AVEC engine technologies also can be used in a number of non-automotive applications, including tractors, loaders, forklifts, and farm and forestry vehicles. Versions of the AVEC engines and GENSETs also can be deployed, in scaled-down fashion, in a variety of consumer and commercial appliance applications, like refrigeration and air conditioning, in which substantial amounts of electric power are currently being used.
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