RadMax™ Engine Description
  • A cylindrical rotor with integrated drive shaft
  • 12 axial vanes that move sinusoidally guided by a pin track in the case
  • Dual cams (on each end of the rotor) that seal the axial vanes
  • An outer housing that contain the 24 combustion chambers
  • Only major moving parts: the rotor, attached sleeves, and 12 axial vanes
RadMax™ Engine Schematic Diagram

The adjacent image is an idealized schematic of an "unwrapped" RadMax™ Engine rotor and its 12-vanes, and is color-coded as follows:
  • rotor - green
  • axial vanes - yellow
  • air - light blue
  • fuel - black
  • power - red
  • exhaust - magenta
On the rotor there are 12 combustion chambers on upper side, and 12 combustion chambers on lower side. As each chamber passes over the fuel injection port, there is a power stroke. The design creates 24 power strokes every revolution -- continuous power, similar to a turbine.
Size, Weight, Horsepower
Approx. Diameter and Height (in) Approx. Volume (cubic inches) Approx. Horsepower at 7000 RPM Approx. Weight (pounds) for Titanium Engine Approx. Weight (pounds) for all-Steel Engine
------ ------ ------ ------ ------
6 216 43 22 43
9 729 146 73 146
12 1,728 346 173 346
15 3,375 675 338 675
18 5,832 1,166 583 1,166
21 9,261 1,852 926 1,852
24 13,824 2,765 1,382 2,765
27 19,683 3,937 1,968 3,937
30 27,000 5,400 2,700 5,400
RadMax™ Engine Exploded View


The RadMax™Engine's rotor has 12 slots which contain the 12 vanes. The vanes form the sides of each combustion chamber. The 2 sleeves seal the chambers. The ends of the combustion chambers are formed by the cams and the rotor. Commercial off-the-shelf injectors provide continuous fuel under high pressure into fixed-location injector ports.