THE AUTOMOTIVE FREE-PISTON-TURBINE ENGINE

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Other literature type 01 Jan 1957Publisher:SAE InternationalJournal:SAE Technical Paper Series, volume 1 (issn: 0148-7191, eissn: 2688-3627,

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Authors: Donald N. Frey; Paul Klotsch; Adolph Egli;

doi: 10.4271/570051

THE AUTOMOTIVE FREE-PISTON-TURBINE ENGINE

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<div class="section abstract"><div class="htmlview paragraph">THIS paper discusses the free-piston engine which is being investigated by Ford.</div><div class="htmlview paragraph">The analytic method for calculating free-piston-gasifier thermodynamic performance over the complete operating range is discussed for the given limitations and conditions.</div><div class="htmlview paragraph">Using these analytical methods, an automotive-size free-piston and matched turbine was designed, built, and tested.</div></div>

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