• Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) is a form of internal combustion in which well-mixed fuel and oxidizer (typically air) are compressed to...
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    engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel...
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  • transmission DeAct: Cylinder deactivation dHCCI: Diesel homogeneous charge compression ignition DMV: California Department of Motor Vehicles DOHC: Dual...
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    traditionally the compression stroke, the charge is partially expelled back out through the still-open intake valve. Typically, this loss of charge air would...
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    cycles can be classified as vapor compression, vapor absorption, gas cycle, or Stirling cycle types. The vapor-compression cycle is used by many refrigeration...
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    potential for high thermodynamic efficiency makes it ideal for diesel compression ignition engines operating in large, weight-insensitive applications, such...
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    Vapour-compression refrigeration or vapor-compression refrigeration system (VCRS), in which the refrigerant undergoes phase changes, is one of the many...
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  • homogeneous charge: a homogeneous mixture of air and fuel, which is ignited by a spark plug at a predetermined moment near the top of the compression...
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    Fuel gas Natural gas Gasoline / petrol (direct injection) Homogeneous charge compression ignition Hybrid (plug-in) Hydrogen Internal combustion Liquid nitrogen...
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  • Skyactiv-X is the first commercial petrol engine to use homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI), in which the fuel-air mixture ignites spontaneously...
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    preignition (or "knocking") if compression ratio is increased, but improvements such as laser ignition or microwave enhanced ignition might help prevent knocking...
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    to operate at higher compression ratios. If a petrol engine were to have the same compression ratio, then knocking (self-ignition) would occur and this...
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    thermodynamic cycle that describes the functioning of a typical spark ignition piston engine. It is the thermodynamic cycle most commonly found in automobile...
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    \Delta S_{C}<0} because the isothermal compression decreases the multiplicity of the gas. Isentropic compression. (4 to 1 on Figure 1, D to A on Figure...
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    Fuel gas Natural gas Gasoline / petrol (direct injection) Homogeneous charge compression ignition Hybrid (plug-in) Hydrogen Internal combustion Liquid nitrogen...
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  • Torino 2008, GM Powertrain Europe announced the ignition-less HCCI (Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition) mode of the direct injection version of 2.2...
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    with its compression ignition cannot be used in a practical Wankel engine. Therefore, Wankel engines typically have a high-voltage spark ignition system...
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    Fuel gas Natural gas Gasoline / petrol (direct injection) Homogeneous charge compression ignition Hybrid (plug-in) Hydrogen Internal combustion Liquid nitrogen...
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    fuels Gasoline direct injection Gas turbine Heat pump Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition Hybrid vehicle Indirect injection Jet engine Magnesium...
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    Fuel gas Natural gas Gasoline / petrol (direct injection) Homogeneous charge compression ignition Hybrid (plug-in) Hydrogen Internal combustion Liquid nitrogen...
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  • David 2007 Preheating; pp. 406–410, Advancement of Ignition Timing: pp. 404, 417-18, 530 Higher Compression with Ethanolpp. 70, 358-60, 415-19,429, 433-435...
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    piston engine is well suited for Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) mode, in which the premixed charge is compressed and self-ignited, resulting...
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    Fuel gas Natural gas Gasoline / petrol (direct injection) Homogeneous charge compression ignition Hybrid (plug-in) Hydrogen Internal combustion Liquid nitrogen...
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    Fuel gas Natural gas Gasoline / petrol (direct injection) Homogeneous charge compression ignition Hybrid (plug-in) Hydrogen Internal combustion Liquid nitrogen...
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    cycle (the name "Rankine" cycle is used only for the ideal cycle), the compression by the pump and the expansion in the turbine are not isentropic. In other...
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    the cylinder. A small piston fuel pump injects liquid during compression. The ignition source was likely a hot tube as in Atkinson's other engines. This...
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