Traction

After five months of research into various ways of using water in an engine, a combustion chamber was built to replicate a methodology. It included two spark plugs (one for gaseous ignition, one for submersed ignition), a pressure relief valve, a pressure sensor and a pressure/vacuum connector. Various coils were tested, however no sufficient test-bench spark could be created.

Erron Criddle, used CNC Machine Centres and Knee Mills to manufacture components for the prototypes. Over the years, various machines have been used including CNC machines, DRO lathes and carbon fibre/polycarbonate 3D printers.

This prototype was built to revisit the technology used with the first prototype, after it was fully understand how to build a better electronics control unit. The engine did fire using "misted" water, but it was extremely unstable. Many components blew up. Tesla had a similar problem with his experiments. Eventually, more robust electronic components were used to handle the power. A Suzuki G13B motor with modifications was used for testing. Photos are available, showing the test motor and examples of components that were "vapourised" due to energy containment issues.