Practical Applications of Opposed-Piston Engine Technology to Reduce Fuel Consumption and Emissions Achates Power, Incorporated

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Naik, Naik, author.

Contributor:

Fromm, Laurence

Fuqua, Kevin

Johnson, David

Koszewnik, John

Redon, Fabien

Regner, Gerhard

Conference Name:

8th SAEINDIA International Mobility Conference & Exposition and Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress 2013 (SIMCOMVEC) (2013-12-04 : Chennai, India)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2013

Summary:

Opposed-piston (OP) engines have attracted the interest of the automotive industry in recent years because of their potential for significantly improved fuel economy. Opposed-piston, two-stroke (OP2S) engine technology amplifies this fuel efficiency advantage and offers lower cost and weight due to fewer parts.While OP engines can help automotive manufacturers comply with current, and future, efficiency standards, there is still work required to prepare the engines for production. This work is mainly related to packaging and durability.At Achates Power, the OP2S technology is being developed for various applications such as commercial vehicles (heavy-and medium-duty), SUVs, pick-up trucks and passenger cars (id est light-duty), military vehicles, large ships and stationary power (generator sets).Included in this paper is a review of the previously published OP engine efficiency advantages (thermodynamics, combustion and air system) as well as the architecture's historical challenges. Also included is:These results suggest that the technology is ready to produce an economically and environmentally sustainable OP powertrain-one that is clean, fuel efficient and can fit into existing vehicles, be manufactured in today's engine plants, and run on a variety of fuels

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Publisher Number:

2013-01-2754

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