Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) is a form of internal combustion in which well-mixed fuel and oxidizer (typically air) are compressed to...
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Linear alternator (section Air compression generator)
rotary generator. Mainspring Energy's linear generator is a Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) - a form of internal combustion in which well-mixed...
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cycles can be classified as vapor compression, vapor absorption, gas cycle, or Stirling cycle types. The vapor-compression cycle is used by many refrigeration...
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Diesel engine (redirect from Compression ignition engine)
engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel...
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Miller cycle (section Compression ratio)
traditionally the compression stroke, the charge is partially expelled back out through the still-open intake valve. Typically, this loss of charge air would...
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Fuel gas Natural gas Gasoline / petrol (direct injection) Homogeneous charge compression ignition Hybrid (plug-in) Hydrogen Internal combustion Liquid nitrogen...
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\Delta S_{C}<0} because the isothermal compression decreases the multiplicity of the gas. Isentropic compression. (4 to 1 on Figure 1, D to A on Figure...
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Torino 2008, GM Powertrain Europe announced the ignition-less HCCI (Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition) mode of the direct injection version of 2.2...
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preignition (or "knocking") if compression ratio is increased, but improvements such as laser ignition or microwave enhanced ignition might help prevent knocking...
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thermodynamic cycle that describes the functioning of a typical spark ignition piston engine. It is the thermodynamic cycle most commonly found in automobile...
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Two-stroke engine (redirect from Crankcase-compression two-stroke petrol engine)
potential for high thermodynamic efficiency makes it ideal for diesel compression ignition engines operating in large, weight-insensitive applications, such...
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transmission DeAct: Cylinder deactivation dHCCI: Diesel homogeneous charge compression ignition DMV: California Department of Motor Vehicles DOHC: Dual...
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to operate at higher compression ratios. If a petrol engine were to have the same compression ratio, then knocking (self-ignition) would occur and this...
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Skyactiv-X is the first commercial petrol engine to use homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI), in which the fuel-air mixture ignites spontaneously...
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Internal combustion engine (redirect from Charge (engine))
fuels Gasoline direct injection Gas turbine Heat pump Homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) Hybrid vehicle Indirect injection Jet engine Magnesium...
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in two ways: either a spark-ignition (SI) engine, where the spark plug initiates the combustion; or a compression-ignition (CI) engine, where the air within...
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Vapour-compression refrigeration or vapor-compression refrigeration system (VCRS), in which the refrigerant undergoes phase changes, is one of the many...
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Fuel gas Natural gas Gasoline / petrol (direct injection) Homogeneous charge compression ignition Hybrid (plug-in) Hydrogen Internal combustion Liquid nitrogen...
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Fuel gas Natural gas Gasoline / petrol (direct injection) Homogeneous charge compression ignition Hybrid (plug-in) Hydrogen Internal combustion Liquid nitrogen...
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Wankel engine (section Compression-ignition Wankel)
with its compression ignition cannot be used in a practical Wankel engine. Therefore, Wankel engines typically have a high-voltage spark ignition system...
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the cylinder. A small piston fuel pump injects liquid during compression. The ignition source was likely a hot tube as in Atkinson's other engines. This...
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energy efficiency. Traditional refrigeration technologies, such as vapor-compression (VC) systems, have relied on hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) as refrigerants...
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homogeneous charge: a homogeneous mixture of air and fuel, which is ignited by a spark plug at a predetermined moment near the top of the compression...
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Fuel gas Natural gas Gasoline / petrol (direct injection) Homogeneous charge compression ignition Hybrid (plug-in) Hydrogen Internal combustion Liquid nitrogen...
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Fuel gas Natural gas Gasoline / petrol (direct injection) Homogeneous charge compression ignition Hybrid (plug-in) Hydrogen Internal combustion Liquid nitrogen...
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piston engine is well suited for Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) mode, in which the premixed charge is compressed and self-ignited, resulting...
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timed to occur at or near the peak of the compression stroke. A platinum igniter provided the source of ignition. Brayton describes the invention as: “I...
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