Fuel injection plugs

[CLsnyder]

----- Original Message -----
From: <Don.F.Broadus at ucm.com>
To: <diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
Sent: Friday, April 30, 1999 11:37 AM
Subject: RE: Fuel injection plugs


> And when you go down a hill the drive motor can be a generator dumping
into
> batteries for dynamic braking. The neat thing about
> the Gen. motor set up is that the engine can run at a steady RPM while you
> vary excitation on the generator to speed up and slow down. An engine at a
> near constant RPM will most likely get better mileage.
>
> Don
>
Sounds like the old "Galt" car of the twenties - electromagnetic
transmission with battery "buffers"

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Arentz-Grastvedt Tom [SMTP:tom.arentz-grastvedt at osl.no]
> > Sent: Friday, April 30, 1999 7:40 AM
> > To: 'diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu'
> > Subject: SV: Fuel injection plugs
> >
> > Hello I'm a newbie...
> >
> > ..But what about en electric gearbox? Swap the original box with an
> > generator, and then put an electromotor near the driving wheels.
Drawback
> > is
> > the added weight, but it could be a cool hybrid thing.
> >
> > What is wot by the way?
> >
> > Tom.Arentz-Grastvedt at osl.no
> >
> > > -----Opprinnelig melding-----
> > > Fra: Espen Hilde [SMTP:mwichstr at online.no]
> > > Sendt: 30. april 1999 10:43
> > > Til: diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu
> > > Emne: Re: Fuel injection plugs
> > >
> > > Hi!
> > > I agree with using a variable transmition to keep the rpm at max
torque
> > > but
> > > we have to have a variable size engine to, to get max torque we have
to
> > > have wot.if we drive at wot the output will be to high for our use.
> > > Variable stroke is a help but it will be a ineffichent combustion
camber
> > > with
> > > the short stroke and the compression ratio will not be good still
> > running
> > > wot.
> > > VW made a variable compression ratio combustion camber, dont ask me
how
> > > they did it.....variable combustion camber and variable stroke would
> > > do the trick .....easy uh....Ore several independant engines coupled
> > > together
> > > Espen
> > >
> > > ----------
> > > > From: James Ballenger <jballeng at vt.edu>
> > > > To: diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu
> > > > Subject: Re: Fuel injection plugs
> > > > Date: 30. april 1999 04:47
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Howard Wilkinson wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >     The most reasonable way to control engine power output is by
> > > > > gearing so that RPM is controlled by load.  A continuously
variable
> > > > > transmission system could allow an engine to operate at full
> > throttle
> > > > > all the time except at idle when it would need to be throttled.
> > > > > Allowing the engine to always operate at WOT would greatly
increase
> > > > > efficiency.           H.W.
> > > >
> > > >     Ok, I know this isnt right.  If we had continously variable
> > > transmissions,
> > > > we would be running them at peak torque not at wot.  VE is greatest
at
> > > peak
> > > > torque, the reason we rev engines higher to acheive high horsepower
is
> > > to
> > > combat
> > > > inefficient gearing.  At wot, there is significantly reduced ve and
> > not
> > > enough
> > > > time to get good mixture and combustion, therefore lower torque.
The
> > > reason
> > > > this is an asset is because it produces more torque per unit time,
ie
> > > power.
> > > > With a continuously variable transmission we could run the engine
all
> > > day
> > > long
> > > > at peak torque and get double or triple the gas mileage, more power,
> > and
> > > reduced
> > > > wear.  Again, im just a student so tell me where i goofed but I have
> > > discussed
> > > > this with others before and feel somehat confident that this is
right.
> > > >
> > > > James Ballenger
>