Interesting that they left out producer gas. It seems to work best at diesel ratios. Also interesting that they only list 22:1 for IDI diesel, many engines are 25:1, but some are only 16:1. And they also don't differentiate between turbo and NA.
On Fri, May 03, 2002 at 12:49:45AM -0500, MH wrote: > Table 1: Engine Types, Fuel Systems and Compression Ratios, by Fuel > > Engine Type, Fuel System, Compression Ratio Used > Gasoline SI mono up to 11 > Diesel CI mono 18 (DI) 22 (IDI) > LPG SI dual, mono 11-13 > Natural gas SI dual, mono 11-13 > Methanol SI, CI, FC FFV, mono 9 (FFV) up to 19 (mono) > Ethanol SI, CI FFV, mono 9 (FFV) up to 18 > (mono) > Biodiesel CI mono (FFV) similar to diesel > Hydrogen SI, FC dual, mono 14-17 > DME CI mono similar to > diesel > > Notes: For engine and vehicle types, > CI = Compression Ignition; SI = Spark Ignition; FC = Fuel Cell; > mono = vehicles running on only one fuel; > dual = vehicles with two fuel systems, able to switch between the two fuels; > and FFV = Flexible-fuelled vehicle, able to run on two different fuels or a > mixture of them. > > Diesel engines have either of two types of fuel injection: direct injection > (DI) > and indirect injection (IDI). DI engines inject the fuel directly into the > cylinder. > IDI engines have a small combustion pre-chamber where combustion starts. > IDI engines are less efficient but they allow operation at higher speed, > produce less noise and use cheaper injection equipment. > > Excerpts from: > Automotive Fuels for the Future : the Search for Alternatives > Published: 08/1999 > http://www.iea.org/pubs/studies/files/autofue/autofue.htm > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuels list archives: > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > > Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > -- Harmon Seaver CyberShamanix http://www.cybershamanix.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Stock for $4 and no minimums. FREE Money 2002. http://us.click.yahoo.com/orkH0C/n97DAA/Ey.GAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
