I have been _very_ interested in 2-cycle diesels because of their high
power/weight ratio. The concern was that they "smoke too much" but
modern designs eliminate a lot of the soot, and clean fuels of course
reduce emissions immensely.
I want to design a small two cycle diesel, but as fate would h
> They're turbocharged two-cycle, probably
> Or maybe Detroit only makes two-cycle, but to get the most power large
> engines like that are generally some sort of forced [or "slightly
> persuaded"] induction.
The detroit diesel 2 stroke engine actually requires a supercharger by
design. The exha
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> Caterpillar makes some low compression
Caterpillar makes some low compression diesels for the railroad.
They won't start below +40F without preheat.
Low compression means less efficiency too. Don't know why they use such low
compression.
Kirk
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