[Diy_efi] RE: Diy_efi digest, Vol 1 #413 - 12 msgs

Eric.Fahlgren eric.fahlgren at mscsoftware.com
Thu Dec 19 18:13:49 GMT 2002


Shannen Durphey wrote:

> I should probably look around for an official definiton for engine
> load.  I would say, with some thought, that load is resistance to

Wow, Shannen, this one's a real keeper.  I've thought about the
definition of load many times, but never came up with anything
as nice as your description here.  I like it a lot.

> mixture rich in fuel.  A/F mixtures richer than roughly 14.7:1 don't
> react any more fuel than mixtures at 14.7:1.  But they absorb heat from

Well, I think this would be true if you had complete vaporization
of the fuel, but for our liquid gasoline it's probably not the case
due to "big" fuel particles (and hence the oft-quoted "best power at
13.2:1").

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Eric Fahlgren                                        MSC.Software
Simulating Reality                       Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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