Research Article

Two-Stroke Thermodynamic Cycle Optimization of a Single-Cylinder Free-Piston Engine Generator

Table 3

Comparison of test and simulation results.

NameUnitTestSimulation

Effective powerkW4.754.82
Peak pressurebar21.0221.40
Residual gas content0.08090.0769
Start of combustionms−3.1−3.1
Combustion durationms6.46.4