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Originally Posted by mwebb
3.gasoline engines with direct injection still use throttle plates or variable lift intake valve to control air flow to the intake and by so doing
MUST have suction throttling loss es / pumping losses
Air Fuel Ratio in gasoline engines is controlled to be near 14.7 to 1 much but not all of the time in direct injection gasoline engine systems and it could NOT be controlled if air flow were to be UN controlled
if air flow is not controlled then AFR must be maintained by varying the amount of fuel to keep AFR at 14.7 to 1 , the net effect of this would be that the engine would only have one load condition
100%
wide open throttle
all the time
the throttle plate (or variable lift intake valves ala BMW) is not an option
on gasoline engines with direct injection
or
on diesel engines with direct injection
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I very much enjoy these well explained posts; thank you mwebb.
What if air could be injected into the cylinder at the same time as the fuel instead of drawn in through a throttle. This would turn the engine into a 2 stroke, which would increase the power output relative to displacement. Smaller motors with fewer pistons could then be used, which would cut down on cost and frictional losses.