Review of recent advances of free-piston internal combustion engine linear generator

C Guo, Z Zuo, H Feng, B Jia, T Roskilly - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Free piston internal combustion engine linear generator (FPELG) is a novel energy
conversion device. Compared with traditional rotary internal combustion engines, FPELG …

Advances in free-piston internal combustion engines: A comprehensive review

C Guo, Z Zuo, H Feng, T Roskilly - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Free-piston internal combustion engines (FPICEs) have many potential advantages, such as
simple structure, high conversion efficiency, multi-fuel feasibility and multi-output power …

[HTML][HTML] An operational and economic study of a reverse osmosis desalination system for potable water and land irrigation

MS Atab, AJ Smallbone, AP Roskilly - Desalination, 2016 - Elsevier
Desalination is a method for producing water for human consumption, irrigation or industrial
utilisation. In this study, a reverse osmosis (RO) system for brackish water desalination was …

[HTML][HTML] A study and comparison of frictional losses in free-piston engine and crankshaft engines

B Jia, R Mikalsen, A Smallbone, AP Roskilly - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Friction work in free-piston engines is expected to be lower than in crankshaft engines due
to the elimination of the crank mechanism. In this paper, friction mechanisms were reviewed …

[HTML][HTML] Piston motion control of a free-piston engine generator: A new approach using cascade control

B Jia, R Mikalsen, A Smallbone, Z Zuo, H Feng… - Applied energy, 2016 - Elsevier
The free-piston engine generator (FPEG) is a linear energy conversion system, which is
known to have greater thermal efficiency than an equivalent and more conventional …

Optimisation of operating parameters on the performance characteristics of a free piston engine linear generator fuelled by CNG–H2 blends using the response …

AT Raheem, ARA Aziz, SA Zulkifli, MB Baharom… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The free piston engine linear generator (FPELG) is a simple engine structure with few
components, making it a promising power generation system. However, because the engine …

[HTML][HTML] A review of free piston engine control literature—taxonomy and techniques

AT Raheem, ARA Aziz, SA Zulkifli, AT Rahem… - Alexandria Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
The free piston engine linear generator (FPELG) is a simple structure engine with only two
main parts, ie, the linear generator and a free piston engine, which has less friction, low …

Experimental study of the operation characteristics of an air-driven free-piston linear expander

Y Wang, L Chen, B Jia, AP Roskilly - Applied energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Free-piston engine is a kind of linear internal combustion engine, and shows advantages on
simple mechanical structure, low frictional losses, high thermal efficiency and operational …

Investigation of the optimum operating condition of a dual piston type free piston engine generator during engine cold start-up process

H Feng, Z Zhang, B Jia, Z Zuo, A Smallbone… - Applied Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
The free-piston engine generator (FPEG) is a new type of energy conversion device that
converts chemical energy of fossil fuel into electric energy and eliminates the limitation of …

Free piston expander-linear generator used for organic Rankine cycle waste heat recovery system

X Hou, H Zhang, F Yu, H Liu, F Yang, Y Xu, Y Tian, G Li - Applied energy, 2017 - Elsevier
This study presents an experimental investigation of a free piston expander-linear generator
(FPE-LG) used for organic Rankine cycle (ORC) waste heat recovery system. A FPE-LG test …