Tomahawk Turbine Introduction- A Kaleidoscope of Combustion Events

A simplified view of the Tomahawk TX engine described in MOTORTREND here: https://www.motortrend.com/news/tomah... Company website: https://tomahawkturbine.com Summary, positively reviewed by independent assessors who actually stand to have increased competition for their business if this thing works. Vastly superior power density is self-evident from the design if it can at least run at the efficiency of current engines. No attempt was made to justify their stated, wildly high, efficiency estimate of 69% Main draw: This engine's geometry solves the geometry issue causing Omega One to choke and have poor compression ratio. This thing really could run and from the design alone, very much should be a power density power house as long as it can maintain sealing. Main Criticisms: Much more complicated/sophisticated than Omega One. Cost to prototype this could be a very real issue. The MOTORTREND article was asking for $2 million, presumably just to build the prototype. Also, this engine may not do as well at lower speeds (more time to leak, less boost from centrifugal superchargers). Also, spark plugs in the center of the engine could be a maintenance nightmare if they need to be replaced. EDIT 5/8/26: The inventor found my video! He also reached out to clarify something on low load. While he agrees the centrifugal superchargers would cause it to struggle at low speed if that is all there was for the boost mechanism, he also said the central pumps don't rely on the superchargers for capturing their air. I missed that part. So there would still be a way to pressurize the main hub without maintaining high speed and getting the centrifugal superchargers to work- it just wouldn't be the most efficient boost in the low speed regime. HOWEVER, I am very excited about this engine. Yes, there are drawbacks, but if this thing maintains compression well enough to match at least 2-stroke engine efficiencies, this thing will be a power density power house. And the need for higher speed operation (irrelevant if the goal is power density), and the maintenance nightmare of the center of the engine spark plugs won't prevent a market from opening up for this. #engine #engineering #combustionengine #combustion #newtechnology