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FUNDAMENTAL WORK ON COMBUSTION
IN GERMANY DURING THE WAR YEARS

Contents of Report

Section 1
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Cover Page
Title Page
1. Physics and Chemistry of Oxidation and Flames.
A. Reaction Kinetics of the Slow Oxidation of Hydrocarbons.
Section 2
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B. Ignition Delay.
a. Factors influencing ignition delay: in particular temperature and pressure effect.
b. The delay in ignition of fuel sprays.
Section 3
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c. The reaction mechanism in the ignition process.
C. The Mechanism of Explosive Gas Reactions.
D. Flames.
Section 4
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2. Combustion in Spark Ignition Engines.
A. Cause of Knock.
B. Prevention of Knock.  Phenomena Occurring with High Valve Overlap.
Section 5
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C. Knock Determination
a. Methods
b. Accuracy of knock determination.
Section 6
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c. Reference fuels.
d. Knock measuring instruments.
e. Viewpoints on possible future methods of fuel testing.
D. Power Boost.
Section 7
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E. Fuels and their Properties.
3. Combustion in Diesel Engines.
A. General Theory and Practice.
B. Modifications in Engine Design and Operation
Section 8
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C. Evaluation of Diesel Fuels.
D. Ignition Accelerators.
E. Cold Starting and the Use of Additives.
F. Fuels and their Properties.
4. Table of Symbols. 130kb pdf
5. References. 606kb pdf
6. Subject Bibliography. 2715kb pdf
7. Appendix. 1067kb pdf

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