Cyclone Power Technologies has successfully performed the first of a series of engine tests for Raytheon Integrated Defence Systems (IDS), the results of which could have historic significance in power generation for underwater and space applications. Headquartered in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, IDS is a business division of Raytheon Company.
This recent technological achievement involved running the patented cyclone engine by the combustion of an environmentally friendly monopropellant called Moden fuel. Moden fuel is able to burn in the complete absence of air, a requirement for underwater…