Prototype testing and analysis of a novel internal combustion linear generator integrated power system

Applied Energy

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1342-1348

  Xu, Zhaoping ^a   Chang, Siqin ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Four stroke; Free piston engine; Gasoline; Linear generator; Prototype testing

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; FREE PISTON ENGINES; GASOLINE; PISTONS;

AVERAGE OUTPUT POWER; CONVENTIONAL ENGINE; FOUR STROKES; GENERATING EFFICIENCIES; INTEGRATED POWER SYSTEMS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION; LINEAR GENERATORS; PROTOTYPE TESTING;

ENGINE PISTONS;

COMBUSTION; ELECTRICAL POWER; ENGINE; FUEL; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POWER GENERATION; POWER PLANT;

EID: 73149093205     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.08.027     Document Type: Article

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