THE BALL PISTON ENGINE

CONTENTSCONTENTS
0 1 A B S T R A C T 0 2 I N T R O D U C T I O
N 0 3 T Y P E S O F E N G I N E 04CONSTRUCTI
O N O F M U L T I E N E R G Y DOMAIN
ENGINE0 5 W O R K I N G 0 6 I M P O R T A N T D E
SIGN FUTURES07CONSTRUCTION OF WANK
L E T W O STROKE ROTATY BALL PISTON
ENGINE0 8 W O R K I N G 0 9 O P E R A T I O N A
N D T I M I N G 10

LUBRICATIONS AND COOLING OF

ENGINE1 1 A D V A N T A G E S & D I S A D V A N T A G E S 1 2
A P P L I C A T I O N 1 3 C O N C L U S I O N 1
4 R E F E R E N C E S

THE BALL PISTON ENGINE

ABSTRACT
A Patented new power machine concept has been designed and analyzedfor
production, and proof of principle sub scale tests have been
performed,w i t h p o s i t i v e r e s u l t . T h e m a c h i n e d e s i g n c o n c e p t i s
applicable as acompressor, pump, motor, or engine. Simpli
c i t y o f d e s i g n b a s e d o n spherical ball piston enable a low moving part
count, high power to weightratio, elimination of valve train and water
cooling systems, and perfectdynamic balance.The new design concept utilizes
novel kinematic design to completelyeliminate inertial loads that would contribute
to sliding friction. Also, lowleakage is maintained without piston rings by
using a small clearance ont h e b a l l p is t o n , r e s u l t i n g i n c h o k e d f l o w
p a s t t h e b a l l . Th e s e
features p r o v i d e t h e p o t e n t i a l f o r a n e n g i n e w i t h h i
g h e r e f f i c i e n c y t h a n conventional piston engines. The engine
design - utilizes existing recenttechnology to advantage, such as silicon
nitride ball pistons, so a largedevelopment effort is not required.