FV11A2201TechnicalEnglishReadingCourse

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Assignment3
31January2016

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ASSIGNMENT2Americaninventorunveilsmultifuelengine
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American
inventor
unveils
multifuelengine
Readthe1.paragraph
Jerome Murray
, the prolific 78year old
inventor of
such wonders as the
peristaltic pump, the electric carvingknife and the movablecoveredwalkway
to convey passengers to aircraft withoutexposingthem totheelements, has
now
come up with an
entirely new
form of
internalcombustion engine
.
His
"Rotorcam" engine has
no camshaft, flywheel,distributor or water pump
and can run on virtually
any type of fuel
: petrol,diesel,kerosene, propane,
jetfueloramixtureofanyofthem.
Readthe1.sentencesoftherestoftheparagraphs
The4cylinder, 4stroke engine,whichhas been evolvingfor 15 years,would
also be
lighter, morecompact,and cheapertomanufacturethan present
internalcombustionengines,becauseithas
manyfewerparts
.
TheRotorcamisof
rotary
design.
The engines
cylindersradiate outwards from a central axlelikethe spokes
ofawheel,with
theheads
ofthecylinders
pointinginwards
.
As they rotate, a large
portin each cylinder successively
passes apertures
throughwhichfuelentersandexhaustgasesexit.
Murray believes
his engine will be inherently
less polluting
than other
engines.

 Onlyone
sparking plugisneeded
,whicheachcylinderrotatesaroundtouse
inturn,thuseliminatingtheneedforadistributor.
TheRotorcam
does not require
periodic tuneups, it
justneedsitsoilandoil
filterreplacedevery5000milesorso.
Theprototype Rotorcamis
only25centimetersthickandlessthanameterin
diameter.
Besides its rotary design, the Rotorcam also
differs
markedly from
conventional engines in its ability to
change compression ratio
automatically
,dependingonwhatfuelitisingesting.
In theRotorcam a
tiny microphonesensesthe
"knocking" causedwhen the
fuelairmixtureiscompressed
toomuchandignitesbeforethesparkingplug
fires.
So far
a very modest
$1 million has beenexpendedondevelopment ofthe
Rotorcamengine,thelast$750000comingfromasaleofshares.
Murray foresees the
initial applicationsofthe Rotorcam beinglight aircraft,
lawnmowers,stationaryenginesandmilitaryvehicles.
Convincing carmakers to
licensehisinvention,forwhichpatentshavebeen
applied,willbe
much
tougher.
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thesamethroughoutthetext
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Convincing carmakers to
licensehisinvention,forwhichpatentshavebeen
applied, will be
much tougher
.
However
,
Murray claims
that in
Detroit
,
which is theheartland ofthe USsautomobileempire, hostilitytoinnovations
from outside is weakening, andmanufacturers are
muchmore open tonew
concepts.

Summary
Jerome Murray a prolific American inventor of many creations introduces an
entirely new form of internalcombustion engine named Rotorcam which can use
any type of fuel.Rotorcam hasmanyfewer partsthanconventionalenginesthusis
lighter, more compact, and cheaper to produce. Its rotary design includes
outwardradiate cylinders which have large ports to pass aperturesfor fuel and exit
gases astheyrotate. Theinventorclaims its engine isinherently less polluting than
and does not require periodic tuneups as others.Rotorcamhasonly onesparking
plug which is rotated around sequentially by the cylinders, hence does not needa
distributor.Theenginesprototypeisrelativelysmallinthicknessanddiameter.Ithas
special ability to adapt compression ratio to digested fuel automatically a tiny
microphone sensor ignites when the fuelair mixture is overcompressed. Only $1
million has been invested on Rotorcam development,75%ofwhichwas generated
from sales of shares. Rotorcam could be applied in light aircraft, lawnmowers,
stationary engine and military vehicles however selling license of this
patentpendinginventiontocarmakersismuchmorechallenging.