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.