Students invent fuel-saving gdget

RANNI: Group of Engineering students of the Perunadu Caarmel Engineering College has invented a new method to reduce the fuel consumption when an air-conditioner of an automobile is turned on. They designed a turbocharger that operates on engine emissions. The exhaust is connected to the turbine of the turbo-charger and the emissions act as a propellant and cause the turbine to rotate, thus powering the compressor of the air-conditioner. “Since the air-conditioning system draws its power directly from the engine, it consumes more fuel, which in turn reduces the  mileage,” they said.  “This is more cost-efficient, and does not produce any pollution compared to the conventional air-conditioning system as we do not use any harmful refrigerants,” the students said.The project was done by the students from the Department of Mechanical Engineering,  Amal Vino, Anoop Varghese, Dhanil U P, Geemon Tom, Sony Varughese and Syam Krishnan.