When implemented, our transformational technology utilizing supercritical-state fuel will radically shift the technological benefits of the automotive internal combustion engine. The specific details of our patented technology are highly proprietary and reviewable only under Non Disclosure Agreement. However, here are several key features:

Our innovative technology for factory installation will facilitate a new era of automotive internal combustion engine efficiency. Our TSCi^TM Fuel Injection system comprises new technology fuel injectors, next generation electronic control unit, high efficiency fuel pump, pressure accumulator, and advanced engine control software. Our technology is optimized with modern high compression diesel architecture engines, near-term running on gasoline while longer-term utilizing advanced low carbon footprint bio-fuels.

TSCi^TM Fuel Injection achieves lean combustion and super efficiency by running gasoline, diesel, and advanced bio-renewable fuels on modern diesel engine architectures. Supercritical fluids have unusual physical properties that Transonic is harnessing for internal combustion engine efficiency. Supercritical fuel injection facilitates short ignition delay and fast combustion, precisely controls the combustion that minimizes crevice burn and partial combustion near the cylinder walls, and prevents droplet diffusion burn. Our engine control software facilitates extremely fast combustion, enabled by advanced microprocessing technology. Our injection system can also be supplemented by advanced thermal management, exhaust gas recovery, electronic valves, and advanced combustion chamber geometries.

Our fuel system efficiently supports engine operation over the full range of conditions – from stoichiometric air-to-fuel ratios at full power to lean 80:1 air-to-fuel ratios at cruise, with engine-out NOx at just 50% of comparable standard engines. Our real-time programmable control of combustion heat release results in dramatically increased efficiency.

EPA Cycle Testing of Transonic's Technology Demonstrator Vehicle                     TSCi^TM R&D Prototype Injectors

Along with operating on gasoline, our technology can efficiently utilize fuels based on their chemical heat capacity independent of octane or cetane ratings. Thus, economical, highly functional mixtures of renewable plant products can be utilized which are not practical in either conventional spark or compression ignition engines. In dynamometer testing on current engine architectures, our technology has successfully run on gasoline, diesel, biodiesel, heptane, ethanol, and vegetable oil. Recently our engineers achieved seamless operation alternating between several different fuels on one of our customer’s engines in our Camarillo test facilities.

Thus far 4 patents (#7444230, #7546826, #7657363, #7743754) have been issued to Transonic from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office related to our technology, with another 13 patents pending.

TSCi^TM fuel injection technology offers incredible benefits for automotive and engine manufacturers, consumers, and our global society. We expect our products will offer a key efficiency solution that significantly reduces fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions while facilitating the transition to a renewable fuels energy foundation. To learn more, please visit our TSCi^TM Benefits page.