OPPOSED FOR THE MILITARY: Cox Powertrain, Ricardo collaborate on two-stroke, opposed-piston diesel development for U.K. armed forces

摘要

Over the last several years, two-stroke, compression-ignition, opposed-piston engines have seen renewed interest, particularly for military applications. The U.S. Army is sponsoring the Next-Generation Combat Engine program with a multicylinder, opposed-piston, diesel engine being developed by Achates Power, Inc. and AVL Powertrain Engineering Inc.