StarRotor Corporation

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StarRotor Corporation
Type	Private
Founded	March 2001
Headquarters	Bryan, Texas, USA
Key people	Dr. Mark Holtzapple, President Dr. Kyle Ross, chemical engineer Andrew Rabroker, mechanical engineer Tom Beck, mechanical engineer
Industry	Engineering
Products	Compressors Expanders Engines (under development) Air Conditioners (under development) Integrated Motors/Generators (under development)
Website	www.starrotor.com

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.

Contents 1 History 2 Current Products 2.1 Compressors 2.2 Expanders 3 Products Under Development 3.1 Air Conditioning 3.2 StarRotor Engine 3.3 Integrated Motors/Generators 4 See also 5 References

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[edit] Current Products

[edit] Compressors

[edit] Expanders

[edit] Products Under Development

[edit] Air Conditioning

[edit] StarRotor Engine

The StarRotor engine is being designed to use the Brayton cycle instead of the Otto cycle found in almost all gasoline automobiles.

[edit] Integrated Motors/Generators

[edit] See also

• www.starrotor.com, Company website
• Sustainable Energy and Transportation, April 25, 2006 Texas A&M lecture by Dr. Holtzapple
• The race to 100 mpg, July 2007 article mentioning the StarRotor engine

[edit] References