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output, and decreases emissions. The five strokes are an intake stroke, a recycle
stroke, a compression stroke, a power stroke, and the exhaust stroke. The five-
stroke internal combustion engine provides for recycling some of the fuel-air
mixture during the recycle stroke and provides a greater power stroke to
compression stroke ratio. A condensed fuel-air separator for the fuel-air mixture and
a recycle valve for that condensed fuel-air separator are part of the design. The
instant invention may be utilized for gasoline, diesel and natural gas type engines.
Claims:
What is claimed is:
2. The five stroke internal combustion engine according to claim 1, further characterized in that
said five stroke are: an air intake stroke; a recycle stroke; a compression stroke;,a power stroke;
and an exhaust stroke.
3. The five stroke internal combustion engine according to claim 2, further characterized in that
during said recycle stroke, a predetermined amount of said fuel-air mixture received during said
intake stroke is compressed into said condensed fuel-air separator, said condensed fuel-air
separator comprising a reservoir where said fuel-air mixture accumulates and liquid fuel is
returned to a fuel tank, remaining fuel-air vapor within said condensed fuel-air separator is
returned to said cylinder means via a second elongated connector for another attempt at
combustion in said cylinder means.
4. The five stroke internal combustion engine according to claim 3, further characterized in that
said reservoir comprises a fuel level sensor system that monitors liquid fuel level, and further
comprising a float that opens a valve when said liquid fuel level reaches a predetermined level,
thereby allowing accumulated said liquid fuel to return to said fuel tank.
5. The five stroke internal combustion engine according to claim 4, further characterized in that
said five stroke has a greater said power stroke to said compression stroke ratio.
6. The five stroke internal combustion engine according to claim 5, further characterized in that
said condensed fuel-air separator improves fuel efficiency, power output, and decreases
emissions of said engine.
7. The five stroke internal combustion engine according to claim 6, further comprising a piston
and piston rod, said piston and piston rod being assembled in said cylinder means, said piston rod
being assembled to said crankshaft in said crankcase means.
8. The five stroke internal combustion engine according to claim 7, further comprising a fuel
injection system, said fuel injection system having a fuel injection inlet into said cylinder means.
Description:
5-STROKE:-
A new advanced engine is being developed by Ilmor Engineering, a
company once part-owned by Mercedes-Benz while it supplied the Germans with their F1
powerplants. The new initiative is a three-cylinder, 700cc (0.7-litre) five-stroke turbocharged
petrol that Ilmor says is at least 5% more efficient than an equivalent direct injection engine.
This is despite it having a multipoint injection system.
Ilmor is currently getting 97kW (130bhp) and 165Nm (122lb-ft) of torque out of it. New
developments are being planned to cylinder capacity, valvegear design, turbo selection, and
ancillaries. These should increase power to 112kW (150bhp) and return a weight saving of 20%.
The prototype is thus exhibiting performance and torque characteristics of a small diesel engine
but without the related C02 emissions.
Steve O’Connor, Ilmor’s engineering manager says this is just the beginning. He states that
plenty of refinements to this concept are under way and they will see even more improvements to
all the aforementioned figures.
OEM customers are being sought to partner with the company for manufacturing purposes. The
best application for this motor seems to be in the hybrid arena so automakers with hybrid plans
can expect a call from O’Connor and his colleagues, if they have not received one yet.
Press Release:
Ilmor plan future developments for 5-stroke engine
Northampton, UK – With its first prototype Five-Stroke having achieved an impressive fuel
consumption figure of 226g/kWh, engine designer and manufacturer Ilmor Engineering is
planning a second phase development engine for real-world in-vehicle testing. Ilmor is keen to
find a development partner to bring this exciting concept a step closer to production, and to this
end is currently in discussion with automotive OEMs and Tier One suppliers, who are showing
considerable interest.
Targets for the new engine, which could be suitable for installation for either hybrid or
conventional installation, are a Brake Specific Fuel Consumption (BSFC) of better than 215
g/kWh, a 20% reduction in weight over existing production engines of a similar output, and a
power density of 150bhp/L. Following testing on Ilmor’s dynamometers and detailed analysis of
the first prototype powerplant, developments are planned to cylinder capacity, valvegear design,
turbo selection, and ancillaries to achieve these figures. No modifications are planned which
would require any unconventional or new manufacturing processes, its simplicity and reliance on
tried and tested technology being one of the key benefits of the Five-Stroke engine.
The five-stroke concept
The patented 5-stroke concept utilises two fired cylinders operating on a conventional 4-stroke
cycle, which alternately exhaust into a central expansion cylinder, whereupon the burnt gases
perform further work. The additional low pressure expansion cylinder decouples the expansion
and compression processes, and enables the optimum expansion ratio to be selected
independently of the compression ratio.
The engine concept, which was invented by Gerhard Schmitz, has been developed by Ilmor into
a working engine using a rapid prototype cast cylinder head, a machined from solid cylinder
block and separate electrically powered oil and water pumps. Two overhead camshafts operate
the conventional coil spring valvegear with the HP camshaft running at 0.5 x crank speed and the
LP camshaft running at 1 x crank speed. The engine is turbocharged to 3 bar abs.
About Ilmor Engineering
manufacturing specialist Ilmor Engineering is world renowned for its multiple successes in
Indycar and F1 racing. Motorsport still forms an important part of Ilmor’s business – including
through Honda supplying the engines for the entire Indycar grid – but today the company also
has projects in the OEM automotive, defence (UAV), aerospace, and marine industries. Ilmor
offers design services from individual components to whole engine, development of existing
engines, dynamometer/emissions testing, and multi-axis machining.
Our objective with the 5-stroke engine is to develop a gasoline engine with fuel consumption
and emission levels comparable to that of current diesel engines, without the serious problem of
particulate and NOx emissions that plague diesels.
The engine concept, which was invented by Gerhard Schmitz, has been developed by Ilmor
into a working engine using a rapid prototype cast cylinder head, a machined from solid
cylinder block and separate electrically powered oil and water pumps. Two overhead camshafts
operate the conventional coil spring valvegear with the HP camshaft running at 0.5 x crank
speed and the LP camshaft running at 1 x crank speed. The engine is also turbocharged to
increase the engine rating.