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Swirl-chamber engine [2 records]

Record 1 1985-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diesel Motors
Key term(s)
  • swirl-chamber Diesel engine
  • turbulence chamber Diesel engine

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteurs diesel
CONT

(...) moteurs à chambre auxiliaire de turbulence que l'on alimentait avec du pétrole brut d'extraction locale (...)

Spanish

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Record 2 1985-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diesel Motors
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
  • Farm Equipment
OBS

Swirl-type combustion chamber. If the air-fuel mixture can be set in rapid circular motion (swirling) as combustion begins, the mixture will burn better and more uniformly.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteurs diesel
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Matériel agricole
CONT

Le moteur à turbulence présente l'avantage d'un meilleur rendement thermodynamique grâce à la combustion homogène carburant-carburant.

Spanish

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