Altitude Effects on 2-Stroke-Cycle Automotive Diesel Engines
510205
01/01/1951
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- Content
- A RELATIVELY easy way to correct the performance of 2-stroke diesel engines for altitude conditions is reported here.Briefly, the method consists in:
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Obtaining the complete performance of the engine at one air density, say, sea-level conditions.
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Plotting constant-speed fuel fishhook curves, which must be carried out to the point where power begins to fall off at overrich air/ fuel ratios.
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Developing charts similar to that shown as Fig. 14, which contains a complete portrayal of performance for the CM 6-71 engine at 2000 rpm, both at sea level and at altitude.
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- Citation
- Guernsey, R., "Altitude Effects on 2-Stroke-Cycle Automotive Diesel Engines," SAE Technical Paper 510205, 1951, https://doi.org/10.4271/510205.