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Light and Heavy Vehicle Technology
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Light and Heavy Vehicle Technology

by M.J. Nunney
March 2016
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
514 pages
33h 25m
English
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Content preview from Light and Heavy Vehicle Technology
60 LIGHT AND HEAVY VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY
2 The compression-power event. The remaining three-
quarter portions of the induction-compression and
power-exhaust strokes occur in a very similar manner
to that of the four-stroke diesel engine; that is, the
advancing piston compresses the air into the lesser
volume of the combustion chamber and raises its
temperature high enough to ensure self-ignition of
the fuel charge. This is injected into the combustion
chamber just before the piston begins to retreat on its
power-exhaust stroke.
It should be noted that the operating cycle of the two-
stroke diesel engine has been described in terms
of events rathe ...
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ISBN: 9781483105062