A review of free-piston engine history and applications

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 14-15, 2007, Pages 2339-2352

  Mikalsen, R ^a   Roskilly, A P ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Free piston; Linear engine

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSORS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; GAS GENERATORS;

FREE-PISTON; HYDRAULIC ENGINES; LINEAR ENGINE;

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES;

EID: 34248334657     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2007.03.015     Document Type: Review

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