A CLASSIFICATION OF RECIPROCATING ENGINE COMBUSTION SYSTEMS

A literature study was made and a proposed classification chart prepared for the different engine combustion systems reported in the literature. For the sake of completeness, the finally proposed classification chart includes homogeneous combustion engines as well as heterogeneous combustion engines. Because of their similarity of combustion, rotary engines such as the Wankel engine are considered as "reciprocating" although gas turbines are not included. The characteristics of each combustion system are analyzed and those having similar characteristics are grouped together. /SAE/

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Uyehara, O A
  • Myers, P S
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Media Info

• Pagination: 9 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Carbon monoxide; Classification; Combustion; Emission control systems; Exhaust gases; Fuel air mixtures; Piston engines; Reviews; Rotary engines; Wankel engines
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00095833
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE #741156
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 2 1975 12:00AM