What About the Engine?

390147

01/01/1939

Event
Pre-1964 SAE Technical Papers
Authors Abstract
Content
MR. TAUB predicts that the time for intensive work on the fuel-economy problem, such as has been done recently in England, is near at hand because of the imminence of increased fuel taxation. Tank mileage, he explains, depends on the ability of an engine to utilize lean mixtures- not just lean mixture from the carburetor, but modification of an engine to burn these lean mixtures without interference with flexibility or performance in any way. A study of what happens in the combustion chamber is cited as the major opportunity for engineering improvement in the ability to burn lean mixtures.
In his discussion of his work at Vauxhall Motors, Mr. Taub considers wide gaps and their effect on ignition lag, long-reach spark plugs, tappet adjustment, effect of higher compression ratios, variation per cycle, detonation, and means of forecasting combustion roughness. Volume distribution through plaster-cast technique is compared with other methods - symbolism is contrasted with theoretical thermodynamics.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/390147
Pages
9
Citation
Taub, A., "What About the Engine?," SAE Technical Paper 390147, 1939, https://doi.org/10.4271/390147.
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Published
Jan 1, 1939
Product Code
390147
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English