Engine Design Videos

Learn more about Achates Power and its clean, more fuel efficient and lower cost engines. Virtual Tours
	Corporate Overview Take a virtual tour of Achates Power and its San Diego-based headquarters, which houses more than 50 engineers and scientists, all focused on designing and building better engines—engines that use less fuel and cost less too. Watch Video
	Dyno Cell Featuring state-of-the-art equipment, such as the Da Vinci oil consumption measurement system and Dekati mass monitor, the Dyno Cell is where Achates Power tests and perfects its revolutionary, fuel efficient, opposed-piston engine design. Watch Video
	Fuel Lab The Achates Power Fuel Lab uses cutting-edge lasers and test equipment to closely monitor its fuel injection technology on the engine as well as provide data to support computational fluid dynamics modeling—ensuring superior fuel efficiency and a more sustainable future for everyone. Watch Video
Lecture Series
	Rationale for Improved Thermal Efficiency of Opposed-Piston Two-Stroke Engines Senior Staff Engineer, Randy Herold, Ph.D., demonstrates why the Achates Power opposed-piston two-stroke engine has an indicated thermal efficiency advantage over a standard four-stroke engine as well as provides quantifiable results. Watch Video
	Oil Consumption Brian Callahan, Ph.D., senior development engineer, details the testing methods Achates Power employs to measure oil consumption and determine that the company's opposed-piston engine is less than 0.10% across most of the operating map. Watch Video
	Structural Dynamics of an Opposed-Piston Engine with Flexible Structure Christina Exner, senior structural dynamics engineer, outlines the approach used by Achates Power for structural dynamics durability analysis—validating both the integrity and sound design of the Achates Power opposed-piston engine. Watch Video
	Guidelines for Opposed-Piston Two-Stroke Engine Sizing in Commercial Vehicle Applications Randy Herold, Ph.D., senior staff engineer, evaluates engine size and the considerations that go into determining the optimal size for an opposed-piston two-stroke engine used in a commercial vehicle application. Watch Video
	Scavenging Performance of a Two-Stroke Opposed-Piston Diesel Engine Senior Staff Scientist, Tristan Burton, Ph.D., explains the combination of detailed simulations and measurements that are used to understand and predict the scavenging performance of the Achates Power opposed-piston engine. Watch Video