compression ignition
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CI Engine Modeling Techniques
Abstract: The internal combustion engine is a heat engine that converts chemical energy in a fuel into mechanical energy, usually made available on a rotating output shaft. Internal combustion engines can be classified in many ways primarily by the type of ignition system they use, spark ignition (SI) and compression ignition (CI). An SI engine starts the combustion process in each cycle by use of a spark plug. The spark plug …
Published in Trends in Mechanical Engineering & Technology · Vol. 3, Issue 3, 2013 · pp. 7–19 Read article