Recent Commercial Free-Piston Engine Developments for Automotive Applications

Free-piston engines have been under extensive investigation in recent years, however have not yet seen commercial success in modern applications. This paper reviews some of the recently reported commercial developments in free-piston engine systems particularly aimed for use in hybrid electric vehic...

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Main Authors:	Mohd Razali, Hanipah, R., Mikalsen, A. P., Roskilly
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Ltd 2015
Subjects:	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Online Access:	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/7031/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/7031/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/7031/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/7031/1/Recent_Commercial_Free-Piston_Engine_Developments_For_Automotive_Applications.pdf

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spelling	ump-70312018-02-06T07:39:02Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/7031/ Recent Commercial Free-Piston Engine Developments for Automotive Applications Mohd Razali, Hanipah R., Mikalsen A. P., Roskilly TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Free-piston engines have been under extensive investigation in recent years, however have not yet seen commercial success in modern applications. This paper reviews some of the recently reported commercial developments in free-piston engine systems particularly aimed for use in hybrid electric vehicle powertrains and discuss these in light of published research. By looking at recent publications, and in particular patent documents, from major industrial players, insight into the less widely reported commercial research efforts on free-piston engines is obtained. Further, these publications provide a useful indication as to what these developers see as the main technical challenges for this technology. Elsevier Ltd 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/7031/1/Recent_Commercial_Free-Piston_Engine_Developments_For_Automotive_Applications.pdf Mohd Razali, Hanipah and R., Mikalsen and A. P., Roskilly (2015) Recent Commercial Free-Piston Engine Developments for Automotive Applications. Applied Thermal Engineering, 75. pp. 493-503. ISSN 1359-4311 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2014.09.039 DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2014.09.039
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description	Free-piston engines have been under extensive investigation in recent years, however have not yet seen commercial success in modern applications. This paper reviews some of the recently reported commercial developments in free-piston engine systems particularly aimed for use in hybrid electric vehicle powertrains and discuss these in light of published research. By looking at recent publications, and in particular patent documents, from major industrial players, insight into the less widely reported commercial research efforts on free-piston engines is obtained. Further, these publications provide a useful indication as to what these developers see as the main technical challenges for this technology.
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author	Mohd Razali, Hanipah R., Mikalsen A. P., Roskilly
author_facet	Mohd Razali, Hanipah R., Mikalsen A. P., Roskilly
author_sort	Mohd Razali, Hanipah
title	Recent Commercial Free-Piston Engine Developments for Automotive Applications
title_short	Recent Commercial Free-Piston Engine Developments for Automotive Applications
title_full	Recent Commercial Free-Piston Engine Developments for Automotive Applications
title_fullStr	Recent Commercial Free-Piston Engine Developments for Automotive Applications
title_full_unstemmed	Recent Commercial Free-Piston Engine Developments for Automotive Applications
title_sort	recent commercial free-piston engine developments for automotive applications
publisher	Elsevier Ltd
publishDate	2015
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Recent Commercial Free-Piston Engine Developments for Automotive Applications

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