A large reciprocating piston combustion engine, a control apparatus and a method for controlling such an engine

A large reciprocating piston combustion engine (1) comprises at least one cylinder equipped with a cylinder liner (4), at least one piston (6) movably arranged within the cylinder liner, and a crankshaft (2) rotatably arranged in a crankshaft housing, with each piston being connected to a crosshead...

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Main Authors Knipström, Leif, Schulz, Reiner, Dr, Schmitz, Peter, Sudwoj, Gregory
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 04.04.2018
Subjects
BLASTING
COMBUSTION ENGINES
COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES
HEATING
HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES
LIGHTING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
WEAPONS
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Summary:A large reciprocating piston combustion engine (1) comprises at least one cylinder equipped with a cylinder liner (4), at least one piston (6) movably arranged within the cylinder liner, and a crankshaft (2) rotatably arranged in a crankshaft housing, with each piston being connected to a crosshead (8) via a piston rod (7) and with the crosshead being connected to the crankshaft (2) via a connecting rod (9) to drive the crankshaft, wherein each cross head (8) is provided with a control apparatus (10) for controlling the compression ratio of the reciprocating piston combustion engine.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20130174080