Hi, the Hydristor is my invention and I guess I am being referred to as the 'guru'. Well, I'm no guru, just a dedicated, hard working engineer who has discovered a simple adaptation of a vane pump/motor wherein it is infinitely variable. As I explored the device, I gradually became aware of it's capability and began looking for uses in the real world. The first working model I built was tested at Tecumseh hydraulic test lab in AnnArbor, Michigan and it did achieve an overall efficiency of 94.7% including volumetric efficiency or fluid bypass. A witness to the test was Mr. Bill Collins, the former chief engineer at Pontiac who was responsible for the GTO and later was the VP of engineering on the DeLorean DMC-12. Since that test, I eventually designed and built the John Deere 200 series riding lawn tractor and it became a differential hydrostatic 4 wheel drive machine which adjusts wheel speed on the inside and outside wheels of a turn in exact mechanical correction based on the steering wheel position. It behaves like it has solid axles with inside turn and outside turn radius tracks having correctly different tire diameters. If a slippery traction spot is encountered by any individual wheel, like being on ice, the tire continues to turn as if there was no loss of traction; ie: no wheel spin whatsoever. The JD took nearly three years to concept, design, build, and raise the cash to do all that. Three US and international patents have been approved out of that work. In solving the issues related to the JD, I discovered a number of improvements and innovations, some of which are defined in the three patents, others in a fourth patent filed but not yet issued, and the rest to date in the 5th provisional application. The historical vane tip friction which limited the vane pump/motor efficiency to about 80% now serves to drive the rotation of the flexible belt which confines the vane tips at near rotor speed and the 4 curved contact control pistons do not contact the outside of the belt due to the creation of a 'hydrodynamic' oil film (like aquaplaning on water with your tires) and this film is also a self minimizing oil seal. This is the reason why the first model nearly made 95% in total efficiency. There is no theoretical metal- to-metal contact and with proper design, a Hydristor could last 100,000 hours of use. A conventional vane pump will last 10,000 hours with all the friction. Other improvements allow the Hydristor to efficiently operate at 5-10,000 psi without excess bypass leakage. Since the vane tips are confined by a high strength belt system, centripital forces are contained and the operating Rpm can be several times higher than any vane device. I think the Hydristor will reach 20-30,000 Rpm in special design cases. Also, the Hydristor can do extra controlled hydraulic jobs. I have designed a replacement pump for a construction equipment manufacturer. In that application, one Hydristor replaces 4 variable axial piston pumps and variably does 4 separate jobs including drive the wheels. I am bound by a non- disclosure arreement and I can't say more. I have also designed a bicycle transmission hased on the Hydristor and I expect the overall efficiency to reach 98%. The fluid bypass is virtually eliminated. Again, I have a NDA limiting what I can say. I have also designed on my own a Hydristor torque converter to go into a current Ford Expedition. This converter incorporated hydraulic braking energy storage and the mileage overall will be about 35 Mpg and the full storage of vehicular kinetic energy (7,000 pounds at 70 Mph) will be saved for re-acceleration so you could charge the accumulator pressure tanks, turn off the engine and accelerate to 60 at '1g' in 4WD getting there in under 3 seconds on ideal road. I am doing this on my own to raise an effort to change the entire highway fleet and save it while pushing the global warming back by doing something substantial sooner in time. I am also going to do a DeLorean DMC-12 and I will have the advice of Mr. Bill Collins with that project. I expest an overall efficiency of the two Hydristors face to face forming a torque converter to reach 97+% overall due to the incorporation of all the bypass leak 'fixes'. Do not make the mistake of putting this kind of a device in a comparison with a mechanical gear transmission. When the engine accelerates using a manual shift transmission, some of the engine's 'developed' horsepower goes into accelerating the total combined flywheel moment of the engine and the rest goes to the wheels. There is a little known law of physics called 'Maximum Power Transfer'. Bottom line: you cannot ever get more than 50 % of the developed power into the output because a 'too high' gear loads down the engine's output and a 'too low' gear causes the engine to 'suck up' excess engine power. Ask any drag racer about this. This was something I heard years ago. The Hydristor works the engine at idle speed while on the highway and this results in substantial reduction in internal engine losses which in turn doubles or more the fuel economy. It would take several more overdrive gears to do this. Just ask Ford and GM how their joint new 6 speed automatic is doing. The beauty of the Hydristor (IVT) is that a slight touch on the gas pedel causes a slight ratio adjustment which enables the engine to make the required power at the lowest speed at wide open throttle (throttle controlled by the idle servo on the engine). If you need more power, just step on it. At wide open throttle, the Hydristor will change ratio to permit the engine to make the required power to satisfy the driver (the buyer of the car!). If the hydraulic accumulator tanks have some energy stored, the Hydristor can efficiently add some of that to the engine's power and you have to watch wheelspin while passing on the highway. You could even slow down from a high speed entering a town, shut the engine off, and go through a number of lights and stop signs with the engine off; ie: true zero emissions. The entire US fleet could be chganged in 5 years at a cost of $200 billion, my guess! This would save the existing fleet, get people buying SUVs and pickups again, and the US auto industry would not be going under. You would think I could get somebody to listen in Detroit. Nada! They want to continue on down the path to failure. I hope somebody in the industry reads this. You want a true solar car? Read the following.
I came across comments on this site and I wanted to address these comments. I would welcome speaking with 'experts who have their doubts'. If anyone is thinking perpetual motion, you should review US patent 6612117 for the Hydristor super Freon heat pump/Stirling/generator making free electricity with true zero emissions by harvesting the solar heat in the air, 24/7; but isn't that how Niagara Falls makes free, zero emission electricity? None of this is perpetual motion. You can reach me at 607-7631607 EST regards Tom Kasmer --- In [email protected], davis ron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hello all, > I'm am wondering which, in the opinion of the > members, would be the best inverter of this type > currently on the market? > Ron > > --- oso954 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Steve: > > > > Your "Guru" told me all I need to know in his > > statement "What I am > > proposing is nothing more than a hydrostatic drive". > > Translation, you > > have not built one yet, not even a prototype. That > > is a fact that you > > do not make clear either in your posts or on your > > website. > > > > Secondly, The guru's claim of 95% drive efficiency > > is plain BS. The > > most efficient hydraulic pump/motor is the Kasmer > > Hydristor. He > > claims 94.7 percent efficiency for a single unit. > > (And there are > > experts that question his figures) But, if you give > > him the near 95% > > he (Kasmer)claims, two of them (to make a drive > > system) would drop it > > to 90%. The figure for friction losses in the piping > > or hose will > > vary with the diameter and distance, but if we just > > say 10 percent > > for a short distance, your drive efficiency is now > > 80 percent. So, > > your "guru's claim of 95% percent efficient drive > > system is something > > akin to promising to deliver perpetual motion. > > > > So, IF you ever build one, be sure to post your > > results. I'll be very > > interested in hearing about them. But until then, it > > is a waste of > > time to debate them. > > > > Caveat Emptor > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Steve Gregory" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > Here is the guru's opinion on your opinion > > > cheers > > > > > > Stephen Gregory, M.A.Sc., P.Eng. > > > Alternative Hydro Solutions Ltd. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Brian Hollingworth > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 9:38 AM > > > To: 'Steve Gregory' > > > Subject: RE: [microhydro] Re: Efficiency of micro > > hydropower vs. > > large scale > > > > > > Steve, > > > > > > Just reviewed my notes. Sorry for scaring you the > > other day be > > appearing not > > > to know what I'd already proposed. Happens all too > > often > > unfortunately. I > > > had looked at losses. Your guy is missing the > > point that there a > > positive > > > displacement system. Quite understandably so, as > > he is probably not > > aware > > > that such devices exist. > > > > > > Preaching about established technology without > > reference to what is > > hiding > > > in the wings is like a red rag to a bull for me, > > so be assured this > > will now > > > get my whole attention. > > > > > > What I am proposing is nothing more than a > > hydrostatic drive, which > > in and > > > of itself is roughly 95% efficient, more so than > > oil (the likely > > source for > > > any figures) as there are few water based values > > available. > > > > > > More shortly. I'll call. > > > > > > Good Day > > > Brian Hollingworth > > > HASTEC Engineering Inc. > > > 45-8 Hannover Drive > > > St. Catharines > > > ON L2W 1A3 > > > Canada > > > Tel: 905-687-9194 > > > Fax: 905 687 9988 > > > Mob: 905 380 4897 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. > http://farechase.yahoo.com > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/FGYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Does your company feature in the microhydro business directory at http://microhydropower.net/directory ? If not, please register free of charge and be exposed to the microhydro community world wide! NOTE: The advertisements in this email are added by Yahoogroups who provides us with free email group services. The microhydro-group does not endorse products or support the advertisements in any way. More information on micro hydropower at http://microhydropower.net To unsubscribe: send empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/microhydro/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
