AIR POWERED CAR

Presented By:
T . Bharath Kumar
18261A0380
CONTENTS
Introduction
Vehicle parts
Working
Advantages
Disadvantages
 INTRODUCTION
The Air powered car is also called as a low pollution or
zero pollution car. Since the car runs on compressed air
it is environmentally friendly.
In the present energy scenario the fossil fuel sources are
fast depleting and their combustion products are
causing global environmental problems.
So it is inevitable to shift towards the use of renewable
energy resources which in turn will reduce pollution and
saves fossil fuels.
• Air car is a car that runs on compressed air, instead of
gasoline. The car uses the pressure that is stored in a
vessel, to run the engine, instead of the pressure of
ignited gasoline.

• The air is compressed in the vessel by

a compressor. When the air is released from the vessel, it
operates the engine.

• The air acts as a spring, it stores potential energy and it

releases it when the driver pushes the "gas" pedal.
 VEHICLE PARTS
• COMPRESSED AIR TANK
• THE BODY
• THE AIR FILTER
• BREAK POWER RECOVERY
 PROCESS DESCRIPTION
 The first piston takes in ambient air and compresses it to approximately
300 psi and 200*f in the compression chamber during the first cycle of
the engine
 When the piston pause, a small amount of compressed air from the
tanks is released into the expansion chamber to create a low pressured,
low temperature volume of about 140psi
 Shortly before the valve to the exhaust cylinder is opened, a high-speed
shutter connects the compression and expansion chambers. The
sudden pressure and temperature difference
between the low chambers creates pressure waves in the expansion
chamber, thereby producing work in the exhaust chamber that drives the
piston to power the engine
 WORKING
• Runs on compressed air instead of gasoline.
• No pollution car.
• A single-cylinder, compressed air engine, powers the
• Compressed air is stored in fiber or glass fiber tanks.
• The air is fed through an air injector to the engine and flows into a
small chamber, which expands the air.
• The air pushing down on the piston moves the crankshaft, which gives
the vehicle power.
• The car motors require a small amount of oil about 0.8 liters worth
that have to change just every 50,000km
MAJOR WORKING PARTS
 Gear Box
Distribution And Valves
Body
Break Power System
Air Compressed tank
Air Filter
ADVANTAGES
 Economical
 Pollution free
 Better Fuel efficiency
 Better comfort
 Less Maintenance
 Low Cost
 DISADVANTAGES
× Less power is produced
× Air pumping stations are less in number
× In order to ignite compressor we need
electricity
Thank you