01 - Is the Katrix technology just another derivation of the Wankel mechanism?
02 - Is the Katrix mechanism better than the piston?
03 - Is this mechanism simpler than the piston or screw compressor?
04 - Why is the Katrix mechanism so highly efficient?
05 - There have been many proposed rotary mechanisms, so why is the Katrix mechanism so different from the others?
06 - How can the unique sealing system of the mechanism be demonstrated as an air compressor?
07 - Does the Katrix sealing system have a long life, and if so, why?
08 - How does the Katrix mechanism compare in size and weight to other mechanisms?
09 - Can the Katrix mechanism be implemented into different products?
10 - Why has this device not been discovered earlier with the vast number of scientific minds working in this field over the last three centuries?

No, it is a new class of unique limaçon motion mechanism which provides very high compression/expansion ratios without the limitations of the Wankel mechanism, and provides TWO power/compression cycles for each revolution of the shaft.

Yes, by providing TWO power cycles per engine revolution, the torque rise is vastly superior at low speed, and the compression ratios exceed piston compression ignition engines without the need for a crankshaft and conrod.

Yes, since the Katrix mechanism has only two moving parts, the rotor and drive shaft.

The efficiency is derived from the simplicity of its two moving parts, hence reducing mechanical losses, and its high volumetric performance as a result of its unique motion and geometry, that provides TWO power/compression cycles for every shaft revolution.

It is very different from other designs in that its main attribute is that it has a near perfect sealing system, which in many ways is the piston’s main attribute, and the motion of the mechanism in a conchoidal fashion, combine to provide the practical operational solution in achieving high performance.

By turning the shaft one revolution, it achieves high vacuum on the inlet port and high pressure on the outlet port, with few losses.

Yes, the sealing system has a long life as unlike the flawed Wankel mechanism, it operates in a near annular chamber and the apex seals are always in positive pressure and in constant contact with the housing.

The volume of a Katrix product is anywhere from 20% to 50% the size of competing products.

Yes, the mechanism has been produced as a oil pump, air compressor, spark ignition internal combustion engine, fluid expander (steam & air). Future applications of the mechanism include high pressure water and circulation pumps, vacuum pumps, gas compressors, expanders, MEMS scale devices, compression ignition and HCCI engines, and many more.

It has been the dream of countless inventors and scientists, but in the end it was a matter of setting a life goal, through unrelenting research, design challenges, device fabrication limitation realities, and finally the undeterred perseverance of the inventor, Yannis Trapalis. In the end, the solution that was arrived at was very simple after mountains of work, and it clearly sets the scene for the approach Katrix and the team will take to commercialise this technology.