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Old 03-29-2011, 02:12 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Further clarification - the peak bsfc number always occurs at 100%load, and because of the amount of power that most engines produce, they can't actually get to 100% load, which means wasted movement, wasted efficiency.

Either method, the idea is to keep the engine loaded. The bsfc curve for a given engine changes dynamically with varying load... How it changes depends entirely on the engine and the duty.
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