This paper describes a novel approach for predicting the thermal impact of gas cavitation in hydraulic circuits. The developed model utilizes a thermal-hydraulic modeling concept for calculating the oil temperatures inside the control volumes divided from the circuit, taking into account the gas...

The hybrid method is effective for energy savings. This paper presents an energy efficient hydraulic hybrid propulsion system for automobiles. The system consists of hydraulic common pressure rail, hydraulic transformer and hydraulic pump or motor. The parameter design and propulsion...

The hydraulic free-piston engine is a hybrid of a hydraulic plunger pump and a free-piston engine. This paper presents a semi-analytical method for the hydraulic free-piston engine parameter design. An oscillation function described the piston oscillation were established. The piston oscillation...

This paper presents the measured characteristics of a single piston hydraulic free-piston engine prototype. The detailed results about the piston motion and the fuel combustion are presented. The results show that there is a strong interaction between the piston motion and the fuel combustion in...

This paper describes the design of a single piston compression ignition hydraulic free-piston engine. An engine simulation model considering hydraulic valve dynamics is built. Extensive simulated results are presented and the major features of the engine are discussed. Experimental results from...