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opposed-piston engine: a standalone construct

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Internal combustion engines

engine in which two pistons share one cylinder and move toward each other, removing the cylinder head and reducing heat losses.

In internal combustion engines, opposed-piston engine refers to engine in which two pistons share one cylinder and move toward each other, removing the cylinder head and reducing heat losses. This meaning comes from Herold (2011) in SAE Technical Paper Series.[1]

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References

Herold, R. E., Wahl, M. H., Regner, G., Lemke, J. U., & Foster, D. E. (2011). Thermodynamic Benefits of Opposed-Piston Two-Stroke Engines. SAE Technical Paper Series, 1. https://doi.org/10.4271/2011-01-2216

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