Low compression ratio internal combustion engine
AssigneeSplit Cycle Technology Limited
InventorAlfred Rickard Mayne
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Abstract
A low compression ratio internal combustion engine with extended dwell at or near piston top dead center to facilitate substantially complete combustion providing a higher engine output power. A pre-combustion chamber passes high temperature and pressure combustion products into the cylinder of the engine.
Claims9
In a split cycle internal combustion engine having a plurality of pistons reciprocable within corresponding cylinders and having an extended piston dwell at the top dead center, the improvement comprising each piston and cylinder having a bore and stroke operative to provide a compression ratio in the range of greater than 1:1 to 4:1.
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