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Preknock vibrations in a spark-ignition engine cylinder as revealed by high-speed photography (open access)

Preknock vibrations in a spark-ignition engine cylinder as revealed by high-speed photography

"The high-speed photographic investigation of the mechanics of spark-ignition engine knock recorded in three previous reports has been extended with use of the NACA high-speed camera and combustion apparatus with a piezoelectric pressure pickup in the combustion chamber. The motion pictures of knocking combustion were taken at the rate of 40,000 frames per second. Existence of the preknock vibrations in the engine cylinder suggested in Technical Report no.727 has been definitely proved and the vibrations have been analyzed both in the high-speed motion pictures and the pressure traces" (p. 223).
Date: September 11, 1944
Creator: Miller, Cearcy D. & Logan, Walter O., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library