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Old 10-11-2012, 10:20 PM   #7 (permalink)
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It's all about Diesel
 
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Originally Posted by serialk11r View Post
Just reading up on the techniques that they're trying to implement, it sounds way too complicated and expensive. Dual spark or laser ignition would already be over the top, but at least you don't need to precisely control intake temperatures, compression ratio, etc. which gets harder as the engine ages.

I feel like laser ignition at multiple points should be able to get most of the way there, if burn speed is really worth pursuing at all.
I'd rather go Diesel. As it had already been proved by Scania, and also some sugarcane farms which had independent conversions, a Diesel engine with direct injection can easily run on thinner fuels such as ethanol.
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