Centrifugal Engine and Vehicle Featuring Same

According to a second aspect of the invention there is provided a vehicle comprising:

• a frame;
• a centrifugal engine set comprising at least one centrifugal engine unit carried on the frame, each centrifugal engine unit comprising at least one centrifugal engine and each centrifugal engine comprising:
• a round enclosure centered on a respective axis and defining a sealed interior space within the enclosure, the enclosure comprising an outer wall that closes the interior space around the axis between a base and a cover, an inner surface of the outer wall facing inward toward the axis being nonparallel therewith and sloping outwardly away from the axis where the outer wall extends away from the base toward the cover;
• a liquid contained within the sealed interior space;
• and
• a drive arrangement carried on the frame with the enclosure and operable to effect rotation of the enclosure about the axis at sufficient speed to force the liquid outwardly away from the axis against the sloping inner surface of the outer wall and exert pressure against the cover under tendency of the liquid to move theretoward along the sloping inner surface of the outer wall to displace the enclosure, the drive system and the frame in a direction along the axis corresponding to the pressure against the cover.