How Large Can the Gaps Be?
510190
01/01/1951
- Event
- Content
- A SET of curves has been developed that makes it possible to determine the maximum permissible spark-plug gap that can be fired by voltages transmitted through this critical region, the spark-plug barrel.The investigation that led to the development of these curves consisted of the following steps:
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To determine a satisfactory way to simulate engine operating conditions in trie laboratory, this to consist of a correlation of spark-plug bomb pressures to various conditions of engine power.
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To determine the sparking voltages required to fire various gaps at the different bomb pressures corresponding to various engine power configurations.
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To determine experimentally the breakdown voltage for various spark-plug barrel configurations at different altitudes and to express this relationship analytically.
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- Pages
- 9
- Citation
- Swanson, C., and Miller, J., "How Large Can the Gaps Be?," SAE Technical Paper 510190, 1951, https://doi.org/10.4271/510190.