R.I.C.T Benefits:

High Power.....Up to 10 times the power density of a normal turbine (1 litre unit produces 1,900 bhp at 30k rpm)

Low weight.....170 Kgs prototype.....80 Kgs potential

High Effficiency.....to 40% or higher (diesel format)

Low cost.....Potentially 1/10 th of normal turbine costs

High reliability.....Potentially 7,000 hrs or more mtbs

Simplicity.....One pure rotary moving part - Common mandrel with components mounted

Turbine 'Diesel' formats.....Compression ignition format

Low fire risk.....In diesel formats (useful in aviation)

Fuel diversity.....Petrol, gas, diesel, hydrogen

Low Speed Output.....Acheived by using two rotors, one smaller unit driving the compressor at high speed and a larger slow speed rotor for power output.

Steam.....Internal combustion steam turbine version