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  • diesel engine and precombustion chamber
    diesel engine
    / Fuel-injection technology

    …movement of the air, called squish, or both, from the outer edge of the piston toward the centre. Various methods have been employed to create this swirl and squish. Best results are apparently obtained when the air swirl bears a definite relation to the fuel-injection rate. Efficient utilization of the…

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    …movement of the air, called squish, or both, from the outer edge of the piston toward the centre. Various methods have been employed to create this swirl and squish. Best results are apparently obtained when the air swirl bears a definite relation to the fuel-injection rate. Efficient utilization of the…

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