SIX STROKE ENGINE

JIGAR R. MEVADA B.E.-Mechanical

Introduction
A six stroke engine derived its name from the fact that it is a mixture of two and four stroke engine. The Beare Head uses a piston and ports very much like a two stroke engine to replace the over head valve system that is found in four stroke engines today. The four stroke block, pistons and crankshaft remain unaltered. This combination of two stroke and four stroke technology has given the engine its name the six stroke engine (2 + 4 = 6).

Key attributes of the Beare Head are:

Increased power, Increased torque, Fewer, lighter reciprocating parts, Simpler manufacture.

Principles of Two Stroke

Two stroke engines got its name from the fact that the required strokes are completed in one revolution. In short there is one power stroke in one revolution.

Principles of Four Stroke

In the case of four stroke engines, the four strokes are completed in two revolutions. There is a single power stroke in two revolutions.

Concept of Six Stroke

This technology is also known as Beare Technology. This engine got its name due to its construction. This engine is a radical hybridization of two and four stroke engines. These types of engines have many advantages compared to OHC four stroke engines.

Construction

The drawbacks of poppet valves in conventional engines is overcome by means of a rotary valve application to four-stroke engine. To replace the camshaft and valves, Beare has retained the cam drive belt and fitted an ultra short-stroke upper crankshaft complete with piston, which the belt drives at half engine speed just as it previously drove the cam.

Construction
It consist the basic components of a rotary disc induction two-stroke engine. It is grafted on to a four-stroke, to produce the best of both worlds.

Working of Six Stroke Engine

Working

Working Principle

Fuel ignites with piston at the top dead center.

Working Principle

Rotary valve opens, allowing exhaust to escape

Working Principle

Exhaust stroke begins when the piston is at bottom dead center

Working Principle

Exhaust stroke ends, intake begins. rotary valve cuts exhaust. Intake of charge into cylinder due to pressure difference.

Working Principle

The intake stroke happens when the piston is on its downward path with the intake valve open. This action creates suction, drawing atomized fuel in this case gasoline mixed with air, into the combustion chamber.

Working Principle

Top piston nearly closes complete inlet port and The compression begins.

Working Principle

Combustion chamber completely sealed and ready for the combustion.

Working Principle

The power stroke begins at a critical moment, just as the airfuel mixture is at its most compressed. A supercharged voltage is delivered to the spark plugs from the ignition coil, at that point it ignites the fuel mixture. The valves in the engine are still closed during this period. Thus the explosion forces the piston down to turn the engine's crankshaft, delivering the power via the gearbox and clutch to the driving wheels.

Working

The top piston drives up and down in a sleeve, past inlet exhaust ports set into the cylinder wall, very much like on a two-stroke. During the compression and expansion strokes, the upper piston seals off both ports. In the combustion phase, twin spark plugs provide ignition via the stock Ducati CDI and a pair of Harley coils - one per cylinder.

Thermodynamic Advantages

The Six stroke is thermodynamically more efficient because the change in volume of the power stroke is greater than the intake, compression, & exhaust strokes.

Construction Issues
The mass of the reciprocating parts in the head is about the same as a 4 stroke. The piston speed of the upper piston is about a quarter of the main piston; therefore its service life should be at least twice that of the main piston. Per single cylinder the number of parts in the Beare design head is 15 compared to a single overhead cam 4 stroke of approx. 40 to 50 parts.

Advantages
The compression ratio can be increased because of the absence of hot spots. The absence of valves within the combustion chamber allows design freedom. One-piece engine from crankshaft to upper shaft becomes feasible. No head gasket. There are no valves to drop or bounce.

Advantages
Gas flow on intake increase of 20%. Possibility of engine damage if the timing belt slips or snaps. Increased torque and power output. Better fuel economy. Cleaner burning and reduced emissions. Longer service intervals. Reduced tooling cost. Low cost of manufacturing. Low machining cost due to absence of valves. Higher compression ratio.

Advantages
The bottom piston is a standard design and the Beare Head bolts directly onto the engine block, replacing the overhead valves and standard head. It reduces the weight and complexity of the engines head by as much as 50%. Instead of using energy to drive the head, the head actually develops energy for conversion to power back through the timing chains of an engine.

Advantages

It reduces the weight and complexity of the engines head by as much as 50%. Instead of using energy to drive the head, the head actually develops energy for conversion to power back through the timing chains of an engine. Torque is increased by 35% and efficiency increased by the same. This can be achieved by simply unbolting an existing head of a four-stroke engine and then bolting on a Beare Head.

Conclusion

Better fuel economy and cleaner burning longer service intervals and considerably reduced tooling costs when compared with a conventional four-stroke design.