Review of recent advances of free-piston internal combustion engine linear generator

C Guo, Z Zuo, H Feng, B Jia, T Roskilly - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Free piston internal combustion engine linear generator (FPELG) is a novel energy
conversion device. Compared with traditional rotary internal combustion engines, FPELG …

A review of free-piston linear engines

NB Hung, O Lim - Applied Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Unlike conventional internal combustion engines, a free-piston linear engine has no a
crankshaft, and thus the pistons move freely in the cylinder. This allows a free-piston linear …

Advances in free-piston internal combustion engines: A comprehensive review

C Guo, Z Zuo, H Feng, T Roskilly - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Free-piston internal combustion engines (FPICEs) have many potential advantages, such as
simple structure, high conversion efficiency, multi-fuel feasibility and multi-output power …

Optimisation of operating parameters on the performance characteristics of a free piston engine linear generator fuelled by CNG–H2 blends using the response …

AT Raheem, ARA Aziz, SA Zulkifli, MB Baharom… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The free piston engine linear generator (FPELG) is a simple engine structure with few
components, making it a promising power generation system. However, because the engine …

[HTML][HTML] A review of free piston engine control literature—taxonomy and techniques

AT Raheem, ARA Aziz, SA Zulkifli, AT Rahem… - Alexandria Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
The free piston engine linear generator (FPELG) is a simple structure engine with only two
main parts, ie, the linear generator and a free piston engine, which has less friction, low …

Advanced combustion free-piston engines: A comprehensive review

Y Zhou, A Sofianopoulos, B Lawler… - … Journal of Engine …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
A reciprocating engine without a crank-slider mechanism is called a free-piston engine. If the
piston is directly connected to a linear alternator, it is called a free-piston linear alternator …

Effect of fuel injection characteristics on the performance of a free-piston diesel engine linear generator: CFD simulation and experimental results

C Guo, Y Song, H Feng, Z Zuo, B Jia, Z Zhang… - Energy Conversion and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The free-piston diesel engine linear generator (FPDLG), as a novel energy conversion
device, is investigated by many researcher groups. The injection characteristics are …

Comparison of the gas exchange of a loop scavenged free-piston engine alternator and the conventional engine

C Yuan, H Ren, J Xu - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
The free-piston engine alternator (FPEA) is a new energy conversion engine system, which
moves without mechanical restriction. This paper aims to compare the gas-exchange …

A multi-process coupling study of scavenging pressure effect on gas exchange of a linear engine

C Yuan, S Li, Z Qin, J Lu, S Peng - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The linear engine is expected to operate with new gas exchange characteristics due to its
unconstrained and adaptive dynamics. This study develops a simulation method that …

Gas exchange processes of a small HCCI free piston engine–A computational study

A Sofianopoulos, Y Zhou, B Lawler… - Applied Thermal …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Free Piston Linear Alternator engines (FPLAs) can be used for efficient electric
power generation because they can provide high mechanical efficiencies due to low friction …