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The application of advanced spark-ignition engine combustion systems for high-performance and a better environment
thesis
posted on 2018-11-16, 09:57 authored by Christopher J.C. BaleThis is a thesis that brings together work conducted over a thirty year period
concerning the research, development and knowledge management of high
perfonnance and low exhaust emission engines. The thesis includes nine published
and refereed works that are discussed and appended.
Internal combustion engines translate the chemical energy of a fuel into mechanical
work by burning the fuel with air in a combustion chamber. It is demonstrated that
this process can be improved beneficially with respect to power output, fuel economy
and exhaust emissions, by efficient cylinder filling and the generation of enhanced
charge motion characteristics at the point of ignition. The advantages of multivalve
engines, particularly with 5-valves per cylinder, and the methods of producing and
measunng good air flow and beneficial amounts of tumble or barrel swirl, are
described. Two patents and three novel research techniques for air flow and air
motion are presented and discussed. The combustion developments carried out by the
author for competition and high-perfonnance road cars are presented as examples of
the application of the theory and research. [Continues.]
History
School
- Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering
Department
- Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering
Publisher
© C.J.C. BalePublisher statement
This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Publication date
2007Notes
A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Loughborough University.Language
- en