Motion characteristic of a free piston linear engine

Applied Energy

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1288-1294

  Xiao, Jin ^a   Li, Qingfeng ^a   Huang, Zhen ^a  

^a Shanghai Jiaotong University   (China)

Author keywords

Forced vibration; Free piston; Frequency; IC engine; Oscillation characteristic

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; ENGINES; EXCITED STATES; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; MATLAB; PISTONS;

FORCED VIBRATION; FREE PISTON; FREQUENCY; IC ENGINES; OSCILLATION CHARACTERISTICS;

ENGINE PISTONS;

COMBUSTION; DAMPING; ENGINE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OSCILLATION; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; STIFFNESS; VIBRATION;

EID: 73149091020     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.07.005     Document Type: Article

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