摘要:
An apparatus and method is provided for a dual compression and dual expansion internal combustion engine that is compact, efficient, and has low combustion noise and emissions. The subject engine includes a low pressure piston assembly reciprocally disposed in an operating chamber defined in a housing. A pair of opposed high pressure piston assemblies are directly mounted on a pair of geared together, counter rotating, crankshafts and reciprocally disposed in bores of the low pressure piston assembly. The disposition of the second and third piston assemblies within their respective bores defines a combustion chamber. An intake chamber for compression of inducted air and an exhaust chamber for expansion of exhaust gas are defined in the operating chamber between the low pressure piston assembly and the housing. Air moves from the intake chamber to the exhaust chamber, but in the process the air compressed, mixed with fuel, and combusted. The resulting gas is expanded in the combustion space between the high pressure piston assemblies. A complete cycle from start of air entry into the intake chamber to the exit of the exhaust gas of the same charge from the exhaust chamber takes approximately 900 degrees of rotation of the crankshafts during which the intake chamber, the combustion chamber, and the exhaust chamber each undergoes five "strokes". Thus, the disclosed engine is compact, efficient, and has less combustion noise, and low emissions.
摘要:
An apparatus and method is provided for a dual compression and dual expansion internal combustion engine that is compact, efficient, and has low combustion noise and emissions. The subject engine includes a low pressure piston assembly reciprocally disposed in an operating chamber defined in a housing. A pair of opposed high pressure piston assemblies are directly mounted on a pair of geared together, counter rotating, crankshafts and reciprocally disposed in bores of the low pressure piston assembly. The disposition of the second and third piston assemblies within their respective bores defines a combustion chamber. An intake chamber for compression of inducted air and an exhaust chamber for expansion of exhaust gas are defined in the operating chamber between the low pressure piston assembly and the housing. Air moves from the intake chamber to the exhaust chamber, but in the process the air compressed, mixed with fuel, and combusted. The resulting gas is expanded in the combustion space between the high pressure piston assemblies. A complete cycle from start of air entry into the intake chamber to the exit of the exhaust gas of the same charge from the exhaust chamber takes approximately 900 degrees of rotation of the crankshafts during which the intake chamber, the combustion chamber, and the exhaust chamber each undergoes five "strokes". Thus, the disclosed engine is compact, efficient, and has less combustion noise, and low emissions.
摘要:
An apparatus and method is provided for a dual compression and dual expansion internal combustion engine that is compact, efficient, and has low combustion noise and emissions. The subject engine includes a low pressure piston assembly reciprocally disposed in an operating chamber defined in a housing. A pair of opposed high pressure piston assemblies are directly mounted on a pair of geared together, counter rotating, crankshafts and reciprocally disposed in bores of the low pressure piston assembly. The disposition of the second and third piston assemblies within their respective bores defines a combustion chamber. An intake chamber for compression of inducted air and an exhaust chamber for expansion of exhaust gas are defined in the operating chamber between the low pressure piston assembly and the housing. Air moves from the intake chamber to the exhaust chamber, but in the process the air compressed, mixed with fuel, and combusted. The resulting gas is expanded in the combustion space between the high pressure piston assemblies. A complete cycle from start of air entry into the intake chamber to the exit of the exhaust gas of the same charge from the exhaust chamber takes approximately 900 degrees of rotation of the crankshafts during which the intake chamber, the combustion chamber, and the exhaust chamber each undergoes five "strokes". Thus, the disclosed engine is compact, efficient, and has less combustion noise, and low emissions.
摘要:
Disclosed is a fuel injection system (455) for injecting fuel into a combustion space (254) defined is a piston assembly (56) reciprocally disposed an operating chamber (22) defined in a housing (10) of an engine (8). A fuel injector nozzle assembly (528) is mounted on the piston assembly (56) and extends into the combustion space (254), and fuel injector means (458) including a control member (464) connected fro movement with the piston assembly (56) for controllably delivering fuel under pressure to the fuel injector nozzle assembly (528) in response to the reciprocation of the piston assembly (56) is also provided.
摘要:
An apparatus and method is provided for a dual compression and dual expansion internal combustion engine that is compact, efficient, and has low combustion noise and emissions. The subject engine includes a low pressure piston assembly reciprocally disposed in an operating chamber defined in a housing. A pair of opposed high pressure piston assemblies are directly mounted on a pair of geared together, counter rotating, crankshafts and reciprocally disposed in bores of the low pressure piston assembly. The disposition of the second and third piston assemblies within their respective bores defines a combustion chamber. An intake chamber for compression of inducted air and an exhaust chamber for expansion of exhaust gas are defined in the operating chamber between the low pressure piston assembly and the housing. Air moves from the intake chamber to the exhaust chamber, but in the process the air compressed, mixed with fuel, and combusted. The resulting gas is expanded in the combustion space between the high pressure piston assemblies. A complete cycle from start of air entry into the intake chamber to the exit of the exhaust gas of the same charge from the exhaust chamber takes approximately 900 degrees of rotation of the crankshafts during which the intake chamber, the combustion chamber, and the exhaust chamber each undergoes five "strokes". Thus, the disclosed engine is compact, efficient, and has less combustion noise, and low emissions.
摘要:
Disclosed is a valve operating mechanism (356) for an engine (8) having a housing (10) defining an operating chamber (22), and a piston assembly (56) including a body (110) reciprocally disposed in the operating chamber (22). The body (110) of piston assembly (56) defines a first port (344) and a valve seating surface (352) thereabout. The valve operating mechanism (356) includes a valve (358) including a valve sealing face (370), valve support means (360) for reciprocally supporting the valve (358) on the housing (10) for movement with the piston assembly (52) and valve actuating means (560) for controllably displacing the valve sealing face (370) away from the valve seating surface (352) during a preselected range of movement of the piston assembly (52) in the operating chamber (22).