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*A piston consisting of one or more cylinders each containing two opposed pistons wach, with combustion occuring in between them | *A piston consisting of one or more cylinders each containing two opposed pistons wach, with combustion occuring in between them | ||
*Thus these have no cylinder heads | *Thus these have no cylinder heads and there is thus less loss, and more efficiency/power | ||
*Thus these have less friction + heat waste/loss | *Thus these have less friction + heat waste/loss | ||
*Simple Uniflow Two Stroke Pattern | *Simple Uniflow Two Stroke Pattern | ||
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*Ecomotors' Design | *Ecomotors' Design | ||
*[http://www.pinnacle-engines.com/technology/ Pinnacle Engines] | *[http://www.pinnacle-engines.com/technology/ Pinnacle Engines] | ||
*[ | *[[Achates Power]] | ||
*Some Automakers | *Some Automakers | ||
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=Internal Links= | =Internal Links= | ||
*[Free Piston Engine]] | *[[Free Piston Engine]] | ||
*[[Opposed piston opposed cylinder engine]] | *[[Opposed piston opposed cylinder engine]] | ||
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF5j1DvC954 Youtube Video by "Engineering Explained" describing Opposed-Piston Engines (mainly [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achates_Power Achates Power's Design] ) ] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF5j1DvC954 Youtube Video by "Engineering Explained" describing Opposed-Piston Engines (mainly [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achates_Power Achates Power's Design] ) ] | ||
*[http://achatespower.com/ Achates Power's Main Website] | *[http://achatespower.com/ Achates Power's Main Website] | ||
*[https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/racing-legend-dan-gurney-patents-new-internal-combustion-engine/ar-AAdVN2L?li=AA8mH2 An Article by "Motortrend" Titled "Racing Legend Dan Gurney Patents New Internal Combustion Engine" ] | |||
Latest revision as of 03:50, 30 January 2021
Basics
- A piston consisting of one or more cylinders each containing two opposed pistons wach, with combustion occuring in between them
- Thus these have no cylinder heads and there is thus less loss, and more efficiency/power
- Thus these have less friction + heat waste/loss
- Simple Uniflow Two Stroke Pattern
- Can it be run in a 4 stroke setup?
Advantages
- These have no cylinder heads thus these have less friction + heat waste/loss
- Smaller Size
- Simpler Design
- High Efficiency
Disadvantages
- May need 2 Crankshafts and/or more gears
Used For
Industry Standards
- Ecomotors' Design
- Pinnacle Engines
- Achates Power
- Some Automakers
Existing Open Source Designs
Hackaday Article #1
OSE Pursuits of this technology
Internal Links
External Links Links
- Wikipedia Page on Opposed-Piston Engines
- Youtube Video by "Engineering Explained" describing Opposed-Piston Engines (mainly [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achates_Power Achates Power's Design ) ]
- Achates Power's Main Website
- An Article by "Motortrend" Titled "Racing Legend Dan Gurney Patents New Internal Combustion Engine"