Founded March 2001 | Website www.starrotor.com Type of business Private | |
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Key people Dr. Mark Holtzapple, PresidentDr. Kyle Ross, chemical engineerAndrew Rabroker, mechanical engineerTom Beck, mechanical engineer Products CompressorsExpandersEngines (under development)Air Conditioners (under development)Integrated Motors/Generators (under development) Headquarters Bryan, Texas, United States | ||
StarRotor Corporation is a startup company founded to commercialize technology from Texas A&M University. It was incorporated in March 2001 by Dr. Mark Holtzapple and Andrew Rabroker. The company gets its name and logo design from the gerotor the company designed to compress and expand gasses.
StarRotor Engine
The StarRotor engine is being designed to use the Brayton cycle instead of the Otto cycle found in almost all gasoline automobiles. It is predicted to be efficient (45%-60% efficiency compared to 15% to 20% efficiency of other engines) and to produce fewer pollutants than traditional engines. Like turbine engines, the StarRotor engine will be capable of running on many types of fuel, including but not limited to gasoline, kerosene, jet fuel, diesel, alcohol, methane, hydrogen, and vegetable oil.