Secrets of the Clem Engine Free energy from plumbing 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 lis ted 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 m ounted 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 pumpe d 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 di d 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 concr ete 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 th e 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 mus t 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 c ertain 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 compan ies 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 remain ed 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 th is 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 hol d 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 bl ock to the center - right both appear to be hydraulic pumps. The Clem engine started using a 12V electric al 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 eng ine 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 u p “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. Thi s 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 ca n 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 wei ght is fastest when the weight is going forwards, so there is more force going forwards than in any other direction T he wheels keep it from going sideways , so technically in this case, it does push against something, but the forward - moving effect would st ill be observed with caster wheels Fluid accelerators work on a similar principle. The moving fluid is used instead of a moving weight. The pipe s or channels are attached to an axis, whereby the entire device can start rotating. It is important to underst and 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 t his rotating flu id 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 f riction, 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 devi ce 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 object s 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 t his and put s 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 for ce 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: