Patent · US Expired

Internal combustion engine

US4079588A · kind A · utility

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2Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 27, 1976
Grant dateMar 21, 1978
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 27, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02B2075/1816
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An internal combustion engine is disclosed in which each pair of cylinders has a Siamese exhaust port. Each of the exhaust ports is designed so that the ratio of a surface area (F) exposed to the exhaust gas discharged from one of the cylinders to the minimum cross-sectional area (S) through which the exhaust gas flows (F/S) ranges from 3 to 6.

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