SIX STROKE ENGINE

In the first approach, the engine captures the waste heat from the four stroke Otto cycle or Diesel cycle and uses it to get an additional power and exhaust stroke of the piston in the same cylinder. Designs either use steam or air as the working fluid for the additional power stroke. As well as extracting power, the additional stroke cools the engine and removes the need for a cooling system making the engine lighter and giving 40% increased efficiency over the normal Otto or Diesel Cycle. The pistons in this six stroke engine go up and down six times for each injection of fuel. These six stroke engines have 2 power strokes: one by fuel, one by steam or air. The currently notable six stroke engine designs in this class are the Crower's six stroke engine, invented by Bruce Crower of the U.S.A; the Bajulaz engine by the Bajulaz S A company, of Switzerland; and the Velozeta’s Six-stroke engine built by the College of Engineering, at Trivandrum in India.

The second approach to the six stroke engine uses a second opposed piston in each cylinder which moves at half the cyclical rate of the main piston, thus giving six piston movements per cycle. Functionally, the second piston replaces the valve mechanism of a conventional engine and also it increases the compression ratio. The currently notable six stroke engine designs in this class include two designs developed independently: the Beare Head engine, invented by Australian farmer Malcolm Beare, and the German Charge pump, invented by Helmut Kottmann.

Advantages of the Engine

Reduction in fuel consumption

Dramatic reduction in pollution normally up to 65%

Better scavenging and more extraction of work per cycle

Lower engine temperature - so , easy to maintain the optimum engine temperature level for better performance

Less friction – so , less wear and tear

The six-stroke engine does not require any basic modification to the existing engines. All technological experience and production methods remain unaltered

Higher overall efficiency

CONCLUSION

The six stroke engine modification promises dramatic reduction of pollution and fuel consumption of an internal combustion engine. The fuel efficiency of the engine can be increased and also the valve timing can be effectively arranged to extract more work per cycle. Better scavenging is possible as air intake occurs during the fifth stroke and the exhaust during the sixth stroke. Due to more air intake, the cooling system is improved. It enables lower engine temperature and therefore increases in the overall efficiency.