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New developments in internal combustion
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Slingshot
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From: Charlotte NC
New developments in internal combustion
Here is an interesting article about new fuel injection technology:
http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/24701/?a=f
http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/24701/?a=f
Le Mans Master
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From: The Beautiful Inland Empire WA.
I too hope this works as described.....a gasoline engine with no spark plugs, and a super heated fuel injection system working at incredibly high pressures --- They may be a "bit" optomistic saying this will be brought to market by 2014.........
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St. Jude Donor '13-'14-'15-'16-'17
Some where in one of my ME classes back in the early sixtys I recall a statement in a text that the tolerances in fuel injectors was so close that they were dependent on the lubricating qualities of diesel fuel to keep them from wearing out. They would not work with gasoline due to it's lack of lubrication.
Those would have been old mechanical injectors. With new direct injection gasoline engines obviously this problem has been solved.
I think we will see major improvements in gasoline engines as industry spends more time developing direct injected gasoline engines.
LJ
Those would have been old mechanical injectors. With new direct injection gasoline engines obviously this problem has been solved.
I think we will see major improvements in gasoline engines as industry spends more time developing direct injected gasoline engines.
LJ
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Melting Slicks
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From: Palm Beach County, Florida
"Once the fuel is injected into the piston, the heat and pressure are enough to cause the fuel to combust without a spark (similar to what happens in diesel engines),"
I THINK THEY MEANT CYLINDER?
I'VE NEVER HEARD OF AN ENGINE THAT INJECTED FUEL INTO THE PISTON.
I THINK THEY MEANT CYLINDER?
I'VE NEVER HEARD OF AN ENGINE THAT INJECTED FUEL INTO THE PISTON.