How does the Cyclone work in cold or freezing temperatures?
A. The answer is simple. First of all the Cyclone engine acts like a heating furnace where the temperature contained in the combustion chamber is not effected by freezing temperatures. The combustion chamber is located on the top of the engine and contains no water to freeze. It heats quickly as the fire in the chamber is circulated rapidly as in a centrifuge. This in turn swiftly heats the rest of the engine including the condenser pan where the water is located. Effectively, if ice was present the heat from the combustion chamber would defrost it within thirty seconds if not sooner. Normal start up time is 10 to 15 seconds while the complete warm up time is less than one minute. Todays Diesel engines take much longer to warm up than the Cyclone engine. Running the Cyclone in extremely cold temperatures makes no difference as the cyclone works similar to a space heater. One third of the heat produced in the Cyclone is recovered and reused, the waste heat from the lower condenser could
