Fuel vaporization and its effect on combustion in a high-speed compression-ignition engine (open access)

Fuel vaporization and its effect on combustion in a high-speed compression-ignition engine

"The tests discussed in this report were conducted to determine whether or not there is appreciable vaporization of the fuel injected into a high-speed compression-ignition engine during the time available for injection and combustion. The effects of injection advance angle and fuel boiling temperature were investigated. The results show that an appreciable amount of the fuel is vaporized during injection even though the temperature and pressure conditions in the engine are not sufficient to cause ignition either during or after injection, and that when the conditions are such as to cause ignition the vaporization process affects the combustion. The results are compared with those of several other investigators in the same field" (p. 629).
Date: May 4, 1932
Creator: Rothrock, A. M. & Waldron, C. D.
System: The UNT Digital Library