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A Preliminary Study of Fuel Injection and Compression Ignition as Applied to an Aircraft Engine Cylinder (1927)

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er base and coupled to a 45/75 Sprague electric cradle dynamometer for the present tests. A photograph of the engine, showing the location of the injection valve and injection pump, is given in Figure L. To adapt the engine for use with compression ignition, it was necessary to remove the electric… … Fig. 1.—Single-cylinder Liberty engine equipped with airless injection system Additional equipment for the engine included the primary fuel system, the injection pump, and the automatic injection valve. PISTON DESIGN In selecting the compression ratio for the liberty cylinder operating on…

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