Russell Bourke, the inventor, made several claims
about his engine in his "Bourke Engine Documentary" and other published
articles. A summary of those unique claims are as follows:
Emissions: Russell Bourke, the inventor, stated the exhaust components were
carbon dioxide and water vapor.
Exhaust Temperature:
Russell Bourke, the inventor, stated that matches could be held
in the exhaust without igniting.
Multi-Fuel Capable:
Russell Bourke, the inventor, stated the engine would run
on any low grade fuel (diesel, jet fuel/kerosene, home heating oil,
brown distillate, ect.).
Fuel Consumption:
Russell Bourke, the inventor, claimed a brake-specific fuel
consumption (BSFC) of .25 pounds of fuel per horsepower hour.
Simplicity: With only two (2) moving parts, the simplicity of this engine is
self evident.
Reliability: Russell Bourke, the inventor, stated he tested the engine for 2,000
hours of marine use on an outboard motor lower unit with no
detectable wear.
Power-to-Weight Ratio:
Based on the testing that Russell Bourke performed on this
engine, the power-to-weight ratio will be 2.5 or greater.
Operational Costs:
Based on reliability, fuel consumption, and mutli-fuel tests,
this engine will be very economical to operate.
The Bourke Engine Project
L.L.C., will be extensively testing Roger's prototype engine (Click
"Project Status" button) to verify Russell Bourke's claims about his
engine. Some of these claims have already been verified with the
testing done to date (Click "Confirmed Test Results" button). There
are five (5) preproduction prototypes being built (Click "Project Plan"
button) and will be extensively tested to further verify Russell
Bourke's claims about his engine.
