KNOCK - LIMITED PERFORMANCE of Several Automobile Engines
480207
1/1/1948
- Content
- REPORTED here is a program designed to give the knock-limited performance at full-throttle operation of 24 automobiles. Various models were used in the test work, including four 1942 models that were converted to higher than normal compression ratios to simulate a possible future trend.Curves have been developed to show how octane number correlates with the performance of these standard and special engines as they are installed in automobiles.
- Pages
- 12
- Citation
- BARBER, E., "KNOCK - LIMITED PERFORMANCE of Several Automobile Engines," SAE Technical Paper 480207, 1948, https://doi.org/10.4271/480207.