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Design Feasibility of a Free Piston Internal Combustion Engine/Hydraulic Pump
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A direct acting free piston internal combustion engine/hydrostatic pump is analyzed. This device would take the place of a conventional engine-driven hydrostatic pump, and would be expected to offer significant advantages in cost, weight, and efficiency. The free piston configuration eliminates the need for a crankshaft-connecting rod system, and the comparable mechanism of the pump that converts rotary to reciprocating motion. Analysis of the design was done by computer simulation using a thermodynamic model of the combustion cylinder in combination with the system dynamics. A parametric study was performed to determine operating characteristics with a wide variety of mechanical parameters, and as a guide to developing a preliminary design. The results show that good performance is possible with reasonable mechanical dimensions and other parameters. Several different design configurations are presented.
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Li, L. and Beachley, N., "Design Feasibility of a Free Piston Internal Combustion Engine/Hydraulic Pump," SAE Technical Paper 880657, 1988, https://doi.org/10.4271/880657.Also In
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