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Old 02-28-2021, 11:40 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by RustyLugNut View Post
. . . provided a white paper calculating that the application of the Atkinson Cycle to a diesel engine could yield a tad over 60% thermal efficiency. Use of various materials in construction could pull out a few more percentages. Your 70% efficiency target is not that far off for the intrepid.
A single speed atkinized Diesel could also get away with a much more simplistic emissions system
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