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Six-stroke engine 1
Six-stroke engine
The six-stroke engine is a type of internal combustion engine based on the four-stroke engine, but with additional
complexity intended to make it more efficient and reduce emissions. Two different types of six-stroke engine have
been developed since the 1990s:
In the first approach, the engine captures the heat lost from the four-stroke Otto cycle or Diesel cycle and uses it to
power an additional power and exhaust stroke of the piston in the same cylinder. Designs use either steam or air as
the working fluid for the additional power stroke.[1]
The pistons in this type of six-stroke engine go up and down
three times for each injection of fuel. There are two power strokes: one with fuel, the other with steam or air. The
currently notable designs in this class are the Crower six-stroke engine, invented by Bruce Crower of the U.S. ; the
Bajulaz engine by the Bajulaz S.A. company of Switzerland; and the Velozeta Six-stroke engine built by the College
of Engineering, at Trivandrum in India.
The second approach to the six-stroke engine uses a second opposed piston in each cylinder that moves at half the
cyclical rate of the main piston, thus giving six piston movements per cycle. Functionally, the second piston replaces
the valve mechanism of a conventional engine but also increases the compression ratio. The currently notabledesigns in this class include two designs developed independently: the Beare Head engine, invented by Australian
Malcolm Beare, and the German Charge pump, invented by Helmut Kottmann.
Engine types
Griffin six-stroke engine
In 1883, the Bath-based engineer Samuel Griffin was an established maker of steam and gas engines. He wished to
produce an internal combustion engine, but without paying the licensing costs of the Otto patents. His solution was
to develop a 'Patent slide valve' and a single-acting six-stroke engine using it.
By 1886, Scottish steam locomotive maker Dick, Kerr & Co. saw a future in large oil engines and licensed the
Griffin patents. These were double acting, tandem engines and sold under the name "Kilmarnock".[2]
A major market
for the Griffin engine was in electricity generation, where they developed a reputation for happily running light for
long periods, then suddenly being able to take up a large demand for power. Their large heavy construction didn't
suit them to mobile use, but they were capable of burning heavier and cheaper grades of oil.
The key principle of the "Griffin Simplex" was a heated exhaust-jacketed external vapouriser, into which the fuel
was sprayed. The temperature was held around 550 F (288 C), sufficient to physically vapourise the oil but not to
break it down chemically. This fractional distillation supported the use of heavy oil fuels, the unusable tars and
asphalts separating out in the vapouriser.
Hot bulb ignition was used, which Griffin termed the 'Catathermic Igniter', a small isolated cavity connected to thecombustion chamber. The spray injector had an adjustable inner nozzle for the air supply, surrounded by an annular
casing for the oil, both oil and air entering at 20 lbs sq in. pressure, and being regulated by a governor.[3]
[4]
Griffin went out of business in 1923.
Only two known examples of a Griffin six-stroke engine survive. One is in the Anson engine museum. The other
was built in 1885 and for some years was in the Birmingham Museum of Science and Technology, but in 2007 it
returned to Bath and the Museum of Bath at Work.[5]
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Bajulaz six-stroke engine
The Bajulaz six-stroke engine is similar to a regular combustion engine in design. There are however modifications
to the cylinder head, with two supplementary fixed capacity chambers: a combustion chamber and an air preheating
chamber above each cylinder. The combustion chamber receives a charge of heated air from the cylinder; the
injection of fuel begins an isochoric burn which increases the thermal efficiency compared to a burn in the cylinder.
The high pressure achieved is then released into the cylinder to work the power or expansion stroke. Meanwhile asecond chamber which blankets the combustion chamber, has its air content heated to a high degree by heat passing
through the cylinder wall. This heated and pressurized air is then used to power an additional stroke of the piston.
The claimed advantages of the engine include reduction in fuel consumption by at least 40%, two expansion strokes
in six strokes, multi-fuel usage capability, and a dramatic reduction in pollution.[6]
The Bajulaz Six-Stroke Engine was invented in 1989 by the Bajulaz S A company, based in Geneva, Switzerland; it
has U.S. Patent 4809511[7]
and U.S. Patent 4513568[8]
.
The Bajulaz six-stroke engine features:
Reduction in fuel consumption by at least 40%
Two expansion (work) strokes in six strokes Multifuel, including liquefied petroleum gas
Dramatic reduction in air pollution
Costs comparable to those of a four-stroke engine
Velozeta six-stroke engine
In a Velozeta engine, during the exhaust stroke, fresh air is injected into the cylinder, which expands by heat and
therefore forces the piston down for an additional stroke. The valve overlaps have been removed and the two
additional strokes using air injection provide for better gas scavenging. The engine seems to show 40% reduction in
fuel consumption and dramatic reduction in air pollution.[9]
Its specific power is not much less than that of a
four-stroke petrol engine.[9] The engine can run on a variety of fuels, ranging from petrol and diesel to LPG. An
altered engine shows a 65% reduction in carbon monoxide pollution when compared with the four stroke engine
from which it was developed.[9]
The engine was developed in 2006 by a team of mechanical engineering students (Aaron Joseph George, Arun K
Nair, Boby Sebastian, Krishnaraj U) of the College of Engineering, Trivandrum.[10]
Crower six-stroke engine
In a six-stroke engine prototyped in the U.S. by Bruce Crower, water is injected into the cylinder after the exhaust
stroke, and is instantly turned to steam, which expands and forces the piston down for an additional power stroke.
Thus, waste heat that most engines require an air or water cooling system to discharge is captured and put to usedriving the piston.
[11]Crower estimated that his design would reduce fuel consumption by 40% by generating the
same power output at a lower RPM. The weight associated with a cooling system could be eliminated, but that would
be balanced by a need for a water tank in addition to the normal fuel tank.
The Crower six-stroke engine was an experimental design that attracted media attention in 2006 because of an
interview given by 75 year old American inventor Bruce Crower who applied for a patent on his design. ([12]) That
patent application was subsequently abandoned.[13]
Leonard Dyer invented the first six-stroke internal combustion
water injection engine in 1915, which is very similar to Crower's design. A dozen more similar patents have been
issued since.[14]
Dyer's six-stroke engine features:
No cooling system required
Improves a typical engines fuel consumption
Requires a supply of pure water to act as the medium for the second power stroke.
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Beare Head
The term "Six Stroke" was coined by the inventor of the Beare Head, Malcolm Beare. The technology combines a
four stroke engine bottom end with an opposed piston in the cylinder head working at half the cyclical rate of the
bottom piston. Functionally, the second piston replaces the valve mechanism of a conventional engine.
M4+2
The M4+2 engine working cycle animation
The M4+2 engines have much in common
with the Beare Head engines, combining
two opposed pistons in the same cylinder.
One piston working at half the cyclical rate
of the other. But while the main function of
the second piston in a Beare Head engine is
to replace the valve mechanism of a
conventional four stroke engine, the M4+2
take the principle one step further.
The working principle of the engine is
explained in the Two- and four-stroke
engines article.
Piston charger engine
In this engine, similar in design to the Beare head, a "piston charger" replaces the valve system. The piston charger
charges the main cylinder and simultaneously regulates the inlet and the outlet aperture leading to no loss of air and
fuel in the exhaust.[15]
In the main cylinder, combustion takes place every turn as in a two-stroke engine andlubrication as in a four-stroke engine. Fuel injection can take place in the piston charger, in the gas transfer channel
or in the combustion chamber. It is also possible to charge two working cylinders with one piston charger. The
combination of compact design for the combustion chamber together with no loss of air and fuel is claimed to give
the engine more torque, more power and better fuel consumption. The benefit of less moving parts and design is
claimed to lead to lower manufacturing costs. Good for hybrid technology and stationary engines. The engine is
claimed to be suited to alternative fuels since there is no corrosion or deposits left on valves. The six strokes are:
aspiration, precompression, gas transfer, compression, ignition and ejection. This is an invention of Helmut
Kottmann from Germany, working 25 years at MAHLE GmbH piston and cylinder construction.
Related U.S. patents
1217788[16]
Internal combustion and steam engine Feb 27, 1917. Hugo F. Liedtke seems to be one of the first to
contemplate alternating between internal combustion and steam injection into the combustion chamber.
1339176[17]
Internal combustion engine May 4, 1920. Leonard H. Dyer invented the first 6-stroke internal
combustion/water-injection engine in 1915.
3964263[18]
Six cycle combustion and fluid vaporization engine Jun 22, 1976
4143518[19]
Internal combustion and steam engine Mar 13, 1979
4301655[20]
Combination internal combustion and steam engine Nov 24, 1981
4433548[21]
Combination internal combustion and steam engine Feb 28, 1984
4489558[22]
Compound internal combustion engine and method for its use Dec 25, 1984
4489560[23]
Compound internal combustion engine and method for its use Dec 25, 1984
4736715[24]
Engine with a six-stroke cycle, variable compression ratio, and constant stroke Apr 12, 1988
http://www.google.com/patents?vid=4143518http://www.google.com/patents?vid=4301655http://www.google.com/patents?vid=4433548http://www.google.com/patents?vid=4489558http://www.google.com/patents?vid=4489560http://www.google.com/patents?vid=4736715http://www.google.com/patents?vid=4736715http://www.google.com/patents?vid=4489560http://www.google.com/patents?vid=4489558http://www.google.com/patents?vid=4433548http://www.google.com/patents?vid=4301655http://www.google.com/patents?vid=4143518http://www.google.com/patents?vid=3964263http://www.google.com/patents?vid=1339176http://www.google.com/patents?vid=1217788http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Four-strokehttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Two-strokehttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Two-_and_four-stroke_engineshttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Two-_and_four-stroke_engineshttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beare_Headhttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:M4+2anim.gifhttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beare_Head -
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4917054[25]
Six-stroke internal combustion engine Apr 17, 1990
4924823[26]
Six-stroke internal combustion engine May 15, 1990
6253745[27]
Multiple stroke engine having fuel and vapor charges Jul 3, 2001
6311651[28]
Computer-controlled six-stroke internal combustion engine and its method of operation Nov 6, 2001
6571749[29]
Computer-controlled six-stroke cycle internal combustion engine and its method of operation Jun 3,
2003
7021272[30]
Computer controlled multi-stroke cycle power generating assembly and method of operation Apr 4,
2006
Notes
[1] "Inside Bruce Crowers Six-Stroke Engine" (http://www.autoweek.com/article/20060227/FREE/302270007). www.autoweek.com.
2006-12-26. . Retrieved 2010-05-20.
[2] "American Griffin Engine" (http://www.smokstak.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42526). Smokstak.com (http://www.smokstak.com).
Nov 2007. ., linked photos and period diagrams
[3] "Griffin Engineering Company of Bath" (http://staff.bath.ac. uk/ensegb/griffin2. htm). .
[4] Knight, Patrick.A to Z of British Stationary Engines. p. 83.
[5] "Only surviving Griffin engine returns home to Bath museum" (http:/
/
www.
culture24.
org.
uk/
places+
to+
go/
north+
west/
manchester/art45987). April 15, 2007. .
[6] Yuen, W. W.; et al.. ""The Bajulaz Cycle: a Two-Chamber Internal Combustion Engine with Increased Thermal Efficiency"". SAE Technical
Paper Series (Feb., 1986,): 110. No. 860534.
[7] http://www.google.com/patents?vid=4809511
[8] http://www.google.com/patents?vid=4513568
[9] The Statesman (http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?clid=2&id=174297& usrsess=1)
[10] Velozeta Six-Stroke Engine (http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Velozeta_Six-Stroke_Engine)
[11] (http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060227/FREE/302270007/1023/THISWEEKSISSUE)
[12] http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060227/FREE/302270007/1023/THISWEEKSISSUE
[13] Method and apparatus for operating an internal combustion engine (http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=nNiYAAAAEBAJ)
[14] INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE (http://www.google.com/patents?id=GMRnAAAAEBAJ)
[15] A new Engine generation is born (http://www.sechstaktmotor.de/EN/infos. html) Kottmann-Motor-Team Six-Stroke-Engine. Accessed
January 2008.
[16] http://www.google.com/patents?vid=1217788
[17] http://www.google.com/patents?vid=1339176
[18] http://www.google.com/patents?vid=3964263
[19] http://www.google.com/patents?vid=4143518
[20] http://www.google.com/patents?vid=4301655
[21] http://www.google.com/patents?vid=4433548
[22] http://www.google.com/patents?vid=4489558
[23] http://www.google.com/patents?vid=4489560
[24] http://www.google.com/patents?vid=4736715
[25] http://www.google.com/patents?vid=4917054
[26] http://www.google.com/patents?vid=4924823
[27] http://www.google.com/patents?vid=6253745
[28] http://www.google.com/patents?vid=6311651
[29] http://www.google.com/patents?vid=6571749
[30] http://www.google.com/patents?vid=7021272
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