THE GMR 4-4 "HYPREX" ENGINE A CONCEPT OF THE FREE-PISTON ENGINE FOR AUTOMOTIVE USE General Motors Corporation

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Underwood, A. F., author.

Conference Name:

SAE Summer Meeting

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1957

Summary:

DESCRIBED here is a 250-hp free-piston gasifier-turbine engine that has actually been installed in an automobile.A unique feature of this Hyprex engine is that it is a siamesed unit. The overall design has been selected, according to the author, to secure a compact, light-weight machine with improved thermal efficiency and with a reduction in general noise.Although the engine is still in the experimental stage, the author reports that analysis and results indicate it will be a serious contender for powering automotive vehicles

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Publisher Number:

570032

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