Title:
FREE PISTON ENGINE POWER PLANT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/068374
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
There is disclosed a free-piston engine power plant. In particular, there is disclosed a free- piston engine power plant incorporating means for improving control and efficiency of the free-piston engine. The free-piston engine power plant includes a first combustion cylinder, having a first combustion piston fixed to a shaft, a fluid expander comprising an expansion cylinder with an expander piston therein, the expander piston being fixed to the shaft for reciprocating in unison with the first combustion piston, a bottoming cycle having a working fluid and a heat exchanger.
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Inventors:
ROSKILLY ANTHONY PAUL (GB)
MIKALSEN RIKARD (GB)
MIKALSEN RIKARD (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2016/053308
Publication Date:
June 15, 2017
Filing Date:
October 21, 2016
Export Citation:
Assignee:
UNIV NEWCASTLE (GB)
International Classes:
F02B71/06; F01B11/00; F01B11/02; F01K23/06; F02B37/00; F02B41/10; F02B71/00; F02G5/02
Foreign References:
DE102014100545A1 | 2015-07-23 | |||
GB2480461A | 2011-11-23 | |||
US3998049A | 1976-12-21 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
HGF LIMITED (GB)
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