Secrets of the Clem Engine

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In the summer of 1972, newspapers across America ran a story featuring part-time inventor Richard Clem who built an engine that
used vegetable oil to run an automobile. The vegetable oil was used as a fluid medium and not consumed in the process. Clem
used vegetable oil because the fluid would heat up to 300 degrees Fahrenheit. (This was probably due to implosion cavitation.)
 The Richard Clem Engine

A few months back, we got a call from a friend who had heard of this incredible motor that was said to run itself and
generate excess useable power. The details were unclear at the time and our friend gathered more details and we met for
lunch to discuss what he had found out. This file with diagram is listed on KeelyNet as CLEM2.ZIP.As we understand it,
inventor Richard Clem died of a heart attack soon after the deal was signed with the coal company. His workshop was
raided by law enforcement officials and all his notes and drawings were removed. The story as I was told by our unnamed
friend. A local man (Dallas) developed a closed system engine that was purported to generate 350 HP and run itself. The
engine weighed about 200 pounds and ran on cooking oil at temperatures of 300° F. It consisted of a cone mounted on a
horizontal axis. The shaft which supported the cone was hollow and the cone had spiralling channels cut into it. These
spiralling pathways wound around the cone terminating at the cone base in the form of nozzles (rimjets). When fluid was
pumped into the hollow shaft at pressures ranging from 300-500 PSI (pounds per square inch), it moved into the closed
spiralling channels of the cone and exited from the nozzles. This action caused the cone to spin. As the velocity of the
fluid increased, so did the rotational speed of the cone.As the speed continued to increase, the fluid heated up, requiring a
heat exchange and filtering process. At a certain velocity, the rotating cone became independent of the drive system and
began to operate of itself. The engine ran at speeds of 1800 to 2300 RPM. Immediately after the inventor had the heart
attack and the papers were removed, the son of the inventor took the only working model of the machine to a farm near
Dallas. There it was buried under 10 feet of concrete and has been running at that depth for several years. In later
conversations, our contact says the engine had been tested by Bendix Corporation. The test involved attaching the engine
to a dynamometer to measure the amount of horsepower generated by the engine in its self-running mode. It generated a
consistent 350 HP for 9 consecutive days which astounded the engineers at Bendix. They concluded the only source of
energy which could generate this much power in a CLOSED SYSTEM over an extended period must be of an atomic
nature. Construction of the engine was from off the shelf components except for the hollow shaft and the custom cone
with the enclosed spiral channels. Richard Clem worked with heavy machinery for the city of Dallas and had noticed that
certain kinds of high pressure pumps continued to run for short periods after the power was removed. His curiosity into
this phenomenon led to the development of the Clem Engine.

(Quote from Keelynet. Not all of this information is correct.)

Fifteen companies turned him down before a large coal company offered to back him and signed contracts to sell the motor. Soon
after the deal was signed, Richard Clem died of a heart attack. He was about 49 years old.

Information on how the Clem engine worked has remained highly speculative till this day.
Conical drag pump. Not a Clem engine.
This photo Is a concept from a patent rumored to be the design of the Clem engine. However, this newspaper photo disproves this
theory.
Entire story including date.
This photo appears to be a later design of the Clem Engine. Notice there’s no conical device?
Notice anything? No cone.

This crude box looks like it could hold a cone. However, the previous photos provide evidence that it is merely chains and pumps.
This blurry photo shows one thing. There is no cone to be found.
This is an early design of the Clem engine. According to the story, this device was not well built and broke down.
The large blue block in the center and the small double shafted block to the center-right both appear to be hydraulic
pumps. The Clem engine started using a 12V electrical system and once it was running, the engine produced enough
power to run the pumps. The pumps can be seen connected with #40 roller chain. The Clem engine caused the oil to get
quite hot and required cooling. This is likely due to cavitation. Schauberger’s devices were also known for producing
heat. However, this effect is not necessary for over-unity. (If you are interested in cavitation heaters, look up
“hydrosonic pump.”)

200-Year-Old Technology
The technology of the Clem engine is similar to that of Viktor Schauberger. Victor Schauberger called it implosion. Water or oil can
be used, water sometimes being preferred because it has a higher density. This technology is said to have been around for 200
years. We will use the term ‘fluid accelerator’ to describe these types of machines.

The core principles of this technology which are discussed below are straight-forward and easy to understand.
Fluid as an inertial device.
An inertial drive is a device that uses centrifugal force or the force of impact to move something in a single direction
without pushing against anything.
A cart with two pendulums askew

(Source: Veljko Milkovic https://www.veljkomilkovic.com/Antigravitacioni_motorEng.html)

Milkovic demonstrates a cart can move forwards by waving a heavy pendulum back and forth in front of him. This is the
simplest type of inertial drive. The device moves in a certain direction without pushing against anything. This is
accomplished in this case because the speed of the weight is fastest when the weight is going forwards, so there is more
force going forwards than in any other direction. The wheels keep it from going sideways, so technically in this case, it
does push against something, but the forward-moving effect would still be observed with caster wheels.
Fluid accelerators work on a similar principle. The moving fluid is used instead of a moving weight. The pipes or channels
are attached to an axis, whereby the entire device can start rotating.
It is important to understand this because the Clem engine does not push against anything. It used fluid impact force
and centrifugal force within the fluid channels or pipes.

Basic principle of a fluid accelerator.

The above photo shows the machine in better light. Notice the rotating coupler on the left. This is the same device as
Tommy Reed uses.
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djxo9TLQohQ)
Tommy claims this rotating fluid coupling costs over $1000 to purchase, but he found his in a junkyard.
The Clem engine pumped pressurized fluid into the center, and [it appears] the fluid made its way to the periphery of
the machine.
There are two different configurations possible. One where fluid enters center shaft and exits the periphery. This setup
could have a pump or use centrifugal force as a pump. The other setup is where the fluid is in a closed loop and
circulated by a pump. Clearly the second system is more preferable, having less friction, less parts, and no fluid spray to
contain.

Four Basic Components

There are four simple components for our closed loop fluid accelerator.

1. The first one is a pump.

WITTS experimental design. This design did not work. However, notice the red device in the center. This is a fluid pump.

The next three components are put together in series so that each component adds more inertial force but very little kinetic
energy from the fluid (oil or water) is lost. More components can be added for more force, resulting in more output power.

2. The curve.
Newtons first law of motion states that an object in motion moves straight unless another force acts upon it. This is true
for solids as well as liquids and gasses. Just like solid objects only move straight unless a force is acting upon them, a liquid
in a pipe only moves straight unless a force acts upon it. The walls of a tube push against a fluid and change its direction.
The fluid pushes back to resist this and puts a force on the entire pipe.
Experiment 1:

A curved hose shows effectively no upward force from the centrifugal effect.
Experiment 2:
 Water from a 5/8” ID hose goes into a smaller ½” OD PEX curved pex pipe. A moderate amount of upward force is
observed.

3. The elbow.
Fluid does not like to flow through a 90-degree elbow. The fluid motion is chaotic and there is a lot of impact force.
Experiment 3:
 Straight ½” PEX with a 90-degree elbow shows a moderate amount of inertial force.

Experiment 4:

An elbow on the end of the curved pipe shows a significant amount of inertial force, more than with just the curved pipe.

4. The venturi.
To avoid undue aerodynamic drag, a Venturi tube typically has an entry cone of 30 degrees and an exit cone of 5 degrees.(
Wikipedia)
When a tube narrows, flow speed increases and pressure decreases without any significant loss of energy. This causes an
inertial force in the opposite direction of the flow on the pipe. A classic example of this is the firehose.

Vintage firehose nozzle.

 The water does not have to exit the pipe, it can go into a large diameter pipe and repeat this process over and over again.
Experiment 5:

A venturi from a jet pump is attached to the hose. A moderate amount of inertial force is observed.
Experiment 6:
A brass ½” PEX fitting is attached to the hose. Again, a moderate amount of inertial force is observed.
Experiment 7:
A venturi with a small inlet and large outlet is attached. No inertial force is observed. Interestingly, the inlet of both
venturi tubes is the same shape, but different effects are observed.
Concept design. Fluid is pumped through pipes which causes an inertial effect and rotation. (Not a great sketch but you
should get the idea.)
The core idea is that you can connect several of these basic components together to get more effect. The inertial force
of the water performs work without the same losses as in a normal energy exchange system.
Finally, the mystery of Viktor Schauberger’s Home Power System is solved.
As water flows from the center towards the outside, the speed increases and this puts a force on the shaft causing it to
rotate. This is called the venturi effect.
The water is going fast enough to impact the side of the housing, causing further acceleration.
Misnomer: Donnie Watts Machine
Patrick J. Kelly’s Practical Guide to Free Energy Devices describes the “Donnie Watts Machine” in chapter 8.
I have built and tested a machine and it does not work. Tommy Reed has also done extensive experimenting and this machine does
not work. Furthermore, Tommy has been kind enough to share the physics math behind this proving that it cannot work. In my
opinion, if it had properly designed venturi nozzles, it theoretically could produce a small amount of power.

This machine could not work because if the motor/generator ran at 3600RPM then the rotor would only turn at about 1200RPM.
This type of machine would only work at 100-1000PSI which would need much higher speeds. Tommy Reed dug up the story
behind this machine, and basically Donnie died of cancer begging for someone to patent this device. His device probably never
worked.
Credit to Tommy Reed for the information.
(Heading clipped in; Story clipped from page for readability.)