HEAT AND MIXTURE CONTROL FOR GASOLINE ENGINES

By heating fuel-air mixtures to higher temperatures than usually employed in gasoline engines, it is possible to run the engine on lean mixtures. With regard to efficiency and air pollution, mixture and heat control can be considered as an alternative to stratified combustion in gasoline engines. /GMRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Kofoed, E
  • Greenfort, F P
• Publication Date: 1977-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 7 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Fuel air mixtures; Gasoline engines; Heat; Lean fuel mixtures; Stratified charge engines; Temperature
• Old TRIS Terms: Lean fuel engine
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00178716
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 770354
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 29 1978 12:00AM