A Comprehensive Review of Compressed-air Vehicles: A Technological Advancement Towards Sustainable Development

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Year : 2025 | Volume : 13 | 05 | Page : –
    By

    Mitali Nitin Gaikwad,

  • Yash Mangesh Sawalkar,

  • Rahul Ankush Shevale,

  • Pramod Ram Wadate,

  1. Student, Ajeenkya DY Patil School of Engineering, Dr DY Patil Knowledge City, Charholi (Bk), Pune, Maharashtra, India
  2. Student, Ajeenkya DY Patil School of Engineering, Dr DY Patil Knowledge City, Charholi (Bk), Pune, Maharashtra, India
  3. Student, Ajeenkya DY Patil School of Engineering, Dr DY Patil Knowledge City, Charholi (Bk), Pune, Maharashtra, India
  4. Assistant Professor, Ajeenkya DY Patil School of Engineering, Dr DY Patil Knowledge City, Charholi (Bk), Pune, Maharashtra,

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Greenhouse gas emissions have become an essential environmental issue with far-reaching effects on eco-system and societies worldwide. Around 20-30% of air pollution is caused due to harmful gas emissions mostly by automotive vehicles. The consumption of fossil fuels in vehicles and other utilities are responsible for depletion of natural resources. The excessive use of fossil fuels has increased energy costs and intensified competition for different resources, posing economic issues in several nations. This has led to risks to energy security and increased geopolitical conflict between countries. However, the drawbacks of using fossil fuels have made it necessary to discover alternate energy sources, ideally the ones that don’t endanger the environment. A compressed air vehicle is a resilient transportation solution, which utilizes compressed air as a power source instead of fossil fuel and reduces green-house gas emissions. This energy source has a great potential towards the sustainable development. Along with the sustainable energy, fabrication of such vehicles with the use of polymers plays a vital role in development and boosting of this industry. This paper represents a comprehensive overview of compressed air as a fuel source along with the various technological innovations made by various researchers, scientists and energy enthusiasts. During this study, rotor casing diameter, pressure angle, number of wings and angle parameters were considered to enhance the capabilities of CAV.

Keywords: Compressed-air vehicle (CAV), Air engine, Air pollution, Air motor, Zero-emission, Sustainable energy, Energy density

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Volume 13
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Received 16/01/2025
Accepted 01/06/2025
Published 24/07/2025
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