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Old 02-10-2011, 04:19 AM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Julian Edgar View Post
I like old engineering but I think that referencing a 1937 paper as indicative of how a current diesel behaves is stretching things a bit. What engine speed was used? What compression ratio? How well was the fuel atomised?
It seems to be a paper about testing compression engines at different altitudes. 2000 rpm was the speed quoted. It used roots type superchargers too.
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