Six Stroke Engine
Six Stroke Engine
Six Stroke Engine
Introduction
Two different approaches of six stroke engines
First approach
There is two additional strokes by the main piston as fifth and sixth stroke
Second approach
It uses a second opposed piston which moves at half the cyclical rate of the main piston
Second Category
1. Beare head six stroke engine 2. Charge pump engine
FIRST APPROACH
SECOND APPROACH
There is two additional strokes by the main piston as fifth and sixth stroke
Second approach
It uses a second opposed piston which moves at half the cyclical rate of the main piston
3.Valve Timing: IVO at 0 degree at TDC IVC at 25 degree after BDC EVO at 0 degree at BDC which was 25 degree before BDC in the original engine EVC at 10 degree before TDC
Air inlet reed valve is opened in the fifth stroke and then for the sixth stroke exhaust valve is opened
4.Secondary Air Induction System: It supplies air which is used in the fifth and sixth stroke During the fifth stroke air is sucked into the cylinder through a reed valve provided on the secondary air induction line In the sixth stroke a second reed valve at the exhaust manifold opens and removes the mixture of air and unburned gases
Second stroke:During the second stroke, piston moves from BDC to TDC, both the inlet valve (6) and exhaust valve (11) are closed and the air-fuel mixture is compressed. The compression ratio of the modified engine is same as that of the original four stroke Honda engine 9:1.
Third stroke:During the third stroke, power is obtained from the engine by igniting the compressed air- fuel mixture using a spark plug (14). Both valves remain
closed. Piston moves from TDC to BDC.
Fourth stroke:During the fourth stroke, the exhaust valve (11) and the reed valve (23) opens to remove the burned gases from the engine cylinder. Piston moves from BDC to TDC.
Fifth stroke:During the fifth stroke, the exhaust valve (11) remains open and the reed valve (23) closes. Fresh air from the air filter (24) enters the cylinder through the secondary air induction line (21) provided at the exhaust manifold (13). The reed valve (22) opens.
Sixth stroke:During the sixth stroke, the exhaust valve (11) remains open. The air sucked into the cylinder during the fifth stroke is removed to the atmosphere through the exhaust manifold (13). The reed valve (23) opens and the reed valve (22) closes.
BAFFLES
Advantages
Reduction in fuel consumption Reduction in pollution normally up to 65% Better scavenging and more extraction of work per cycle Lower engine temperature - easy to maintain the optimum engine temperature level for better performance The engine doest require any basic modification to the existing engines. All technological experience and production methods remain unaltered Higher overall efficiency
The six stroke engine modification promises dramatic reduction of pollution and fuel consumption of an internal combustion engine. The fuel efficiency of the engine can be increased and also the valve timing can be effectively arranged to extract more work per cycle. Better scavenging is possible as air intake occurs during the fifth stroke and the exhaust during the sixth stroke. Due to more air intake, the cooling system is improved. It enables lower engine temperature and therefore increases in the overall efficiency.