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Steve wrote:
Sport Pilot wrote: The model diesel engines will not turn as fast as the gas or methanol/nitro engines because the fuel (ether and kerosene) will not burn as fast. I say again: there is no magic rule that says "diesel burns slower" than gasoline. Increasing the boost pressure can increase the burn rate AS MUCH AS YOU WANT. Its just not done most of the time, because no one WANTS a 7000 RPM engine when a 4000 RPM engine is available to do the same job. People only build 7000 RPM engines when there's no other way to get the power. Hydrogen, for example, is a very rapid burning fuel. Hydrogen can and has been used in Diesels. I also suspect that natural gas, another common diesel fuel, burns at a high rate. The slow burn rate with many liquid diesel fuels is due to the time it takes the surface area of the droplets to vaporize. |
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