{"id":10896,"date":"2008-06-10T04:19:09","date_gmt":"2008-06-10T04:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/uncategorized\/engineering-students-develop-a-gokart-that-runs-on-air.php"},"modified":"2013-01-24T09:47:22","modified_gmt":"2013-01-24T09:47:22","slug":"engineering-students-develop-a-gokart-that-runs-on-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenlaunches.com\/transport\/engineering-students-develop-a-gokart-that-runs-on-air.php","title":{"rendered":"Engineering students develop a Go-Kart that runs on air"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nDon’t you wish your car would run on something that isn’t a rare commodity? Like something as free as air? Well with the prices of gasoline reaching new scales everyday it’s no wonder that a group of scientists have now developed cars that actually need air as a fuel, promising to run at great speeds. Mechanical engineering students from Canada’s Dalhousie University have unveiled their air-powered go-kart. Under their year-long research project, these five Dalhousie mechanical engineering students have developed compressed air engine of their own. The students modified a 40-year-old snowmobile engine and ran compressed air through the engine to produce power similar to a gas engine. They attached the engine to a refurbished go-kart using two scuba tanks to house the air. The air is released through a standard scuba fitting with a high-flow regulator. The released air travels through tubing to a ball-valve connected to the foot pedal and throttle.<\/p>\n
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