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Originally Posted by Tervuren
Think of it like a thermonuclear bomb.
A fission bomb creates the environment for a fusion bomb to go off.
The combustion chamber has a fuel/air ratio for compression ignition.
A precise second direct injection fuel pulse creates a small area near the spark plug that fires off like a conventional gasoline engine, this explosion raises the compression of the remaining leaner fuel/air in the cylinder and allows it to combust from compression rather than ignition spark.
Did that make sense?
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yes. we had fuel and air in the cylinder as it compressed but it wasn't going to ignite under just the pressure so we injected more fuel and added a spark.
it this really a variable compression engine now?