| Abstrak / Catatan | The concept of stratified charge is
not new, indeed the possibility was
mentioned by Otto himself as long
ago as 1877, and engines embodying
the principle were successfully built
and run in the early years of the
present century. The present-day
revival of interest in stratified charge
is a direct outcome of current
concern over atmospheric pollution
and fuel economy. It has long been
known that mixtures much leaner
than those conventionally used can
be burned if only they can be
ignited; stratified charge offers a
solution to the problem.
Much work has been put into the
design of stratified charge engines
and into fundamental research
bearing upon the subject, and a
conference at which the latest
developments and progress could be
reported and discussed therefore
fulfilled a definite need. The
conference was organized by the
Automobile Division and the
Combustion Engines Group of the
Institution of Mechanical Engineers,
and held in London in November
1976. This book makes the paper
presented at that conference
available to a wider readership.
It will be invaluable—one might
say indispensable-to all concerned
with the design or development of
internal combustion engines,
whether or not they are at present
ublng the principle of suauiieu
charge.
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illustrations
The papers presented at
conferences sponsored by the
Institution of Mechanical
Engineers are regularly
reproduced and bound into
book form as Conference
Publications.
IMechE Conference Publications
cover the whole field of
Mechanical Engineering and its
associated disciplines. They are
recognised as authoritative
reviews of development and
progress in the various fields
with which they deal. |
