COMBUSTION-CHAMBER DEPOSITSA RADIOTRACER STUDY Esso Research and Engineering Company

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Shore, L. B., author.

Conference Name:

SAE Summer Meeting

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1958

Summary:

AN IMPORTANT effect of combustion-chamber deposits is their tendency to raise the engine's need for higher octane fuels; also, they may cause uncontrolled ignition of the fuel-air mixture and misfiring of spark plugs. This paper describes a new approach to this problem.By means of radioactive hydrocarbons, present in tracer amounts, the authors have been able to conclude the following about the effect of gasoline hydrocarbon composition on deposit formation in the combustion chamber:

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Publisher Number:

580030

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