FAST-BURN CHAMBER DESIGN IMPROVES EFFICIENCY, LOWERS EMISSIONS

Among the advantages of fast burning in spark-ignited gasoline engines is the potential for simultaneously achieving higher net thermal efficiencies and lower NOx emissions. Cyclic variation of engine power and knocking tendency are also lessened -- improving driveability and permitting fuel-economy advantages via higher allowable compression ratios. Altering combustion chamber shape and/or fluid motions can optimize conditions for rapid flame-front movement.

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• Publication Date: 1980-11

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 86-94
• Serial:
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Volume: 88
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0098-2571

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Combustion chambers; Engine knock; Exhaust gases; Fuel conservation; Fuel consumption; Gasoline; Nitric oxide; Nitrogen oxides; Spark ignition engines; Vehicle power plants
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile engines
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00334783
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-030 847
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 28 1981 12:00AM