Piston Engine Propulsion

Piston Engine Propulsion is a type of internal combustion engine-based propulsion system that generates thrust or mechanical power through the reciprocating motion of pistons within cylinders, distinguishing it from other propulsion systems by its reliance on positive displacement volume changes to convert fuel energy into rotational motion.

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8.2K

Citations

641

Authors

208

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

Variants

Reciprocating Engine Propulsion

Parents

Propulsion Systems

Publications

225

A New Tool for Combustion Research A Quartz Piston Engine

Fred W. Bowditch · SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series · 1961 · 209 citations

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +12

Development of Free Piston Engine Linear Generator System Part 1 - Investigation of Fundamental Characteristics

Hidemasa Kosaka, Tomoyuki Akita, Kazunari Moriya et al. · SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series · 2014 · 192 citations

Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +11

The control of a free-piston engine generator. Part 1: Fundamental analyses

R. Mikalsen, Anthony Paul Roskilly · Applied Energy · 2009 · 175 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Process Control +11

The control of a free-piston engine generator. Part 2: Engine dynamics and piston motion control

R. Mikalsen, Anthony Paul Roskilly · Applied Energy · 2009 · 171 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Actuators +13

Development and validation of a free-piston engine generator numerical model

Boru Jia, Zhengxing Zuo, Guohong Tian et al. · Energy Conversion and Management · 2014 · 152 citations

Engineering, Computational Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +12

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Authors

641

GT
Guohong Tian
University of Surrey, United Kingdom
15 publications · 846 citations
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AP
Anthony Paul Roskilly
Newcastle University, United Kingdom
15 publications · 1.2K citations
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BJ
Boru Jia
Beijing Institute of Technology, China
12 publications · 785 citations
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HF
Huihua Feng
Beijing Institute of Technology, China
13 publications · 830 citations
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JG
Jianbing Gao
Beijing Institute of Technology, China
13 publications · 489 citations
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208

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SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series
47 publications · 1.9K citations
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Applied Energy
19 publications · 1.4K citations
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Applied Thermal Engineering
21 publications · 668 citations
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Energy
19 publications · 577 citations
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Fuel
10 publications · 363 citations
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