Engine and method of producing power

Claim 1

A CYLINDER ASSEMBLY FOR A COMPRESSION REACTION ENGINE COMPRISING A HOLLOW CYLINDER HAVING AN INNER END AND AN OUTER END, MEANS ON THE INNER END OF THE CYLINDER FOR CONNECTING IT TO A CRANK CASE, A CYLINDER HEAD STRUCTURE INCLUDING AN ANNULAR FLANGE SECURED TO THE OUTER END OF THE CYLINDER AND PROJECTING RADIALLY OUTWARDLY THEREFROM, A CIRCULAR CYLINDER HEAD SPACED OUTWARDLY FROM SAID FLANGE, MEANS SEALINGLY CONNECTING SAID CYLINDER HEAD TO THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID DISC, A CIRCULAR CYLINDER HEAD SEALINGLY CONNECTED TO THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID FLANGE, SAID FLANGE, CYLINDER HEAD AND SEALING MEANS DEFINING AN ANNULAR COMPRESSION CHAMBER IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE INTERIOR OF SAID CYLINDER AND SAID COMPRESSION CHAMBER BEING RELATIVELY THIN IN CROSS SECTION, A WATER INJECTION CONDUIT EXTENDING THROUGH SAID CYLINDER HEAD STRUCTURE AND COMMUNICATING WITH SAID COMPRESSION CHAMBER, WATER INJECTION MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID CONDUIT FOR INJECTING WATER INTO SAID COMPRESSION CHAMBER, AN ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE HEATER SURROUNDING THE OUTER END OF SAID CYLINDER AND LOCATED CLOSELY ADJACENT SAID ANNULAR FLANGE SO AS TO EFFICIENTLY HEAT SAID COMPRESSION CHAMBER, AN ANNULAR ELECTRICAL INDUCTION HEATER ENCIRCLING SAID CYLINDER HEAD STRUCTURE CLOSELY ADJACENT THE OUTER PERIPHERY THEREOF, A HOLLOW BURNER HOUSING SECURED TO SAID CYLINDER HEAD, SAID CYLINDER HEAD AND BURNER HOUSING DEFINING A CYLINDRICAL BURNER CHAMBER HAVING EXHAUST PORT MEANS FOR VENTING THE CHAMBER, INJECTOR MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID BURNER HOUSING FOR INJECTING A COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURE OF FUEL AND AIR INTO SAID BURNER COMBUSTION CHAMBER, A PISTON SLIABLE WITHIN SAID CYLINDER AND MECHANICAL MEANS CONNECTING SAID PISTON TO POWER OUTPUT MEANS.