IEEE

Air–Fuel Ratio Control of Spark Ignition Engines With Unknown System Dynamics Estimator: Theory and Experiments

Abstract: This brief addresses the emission reduction of spark ignition engines by proposing a new control to regulate the air-fuel ratio (AFR) around the ideal value. After revisiting the engine ...
Jalopnik

Why Some 4-Cylinder Engines Use 8 Spark Plugs

In most cases, the number of spark plugs in a gasoline engine is typically represented by the number of its cylinders. For instance, it's perfectly normal for a V8 engine to have eight spark plugs, a ...
IEEE

Experimental Analysis of Breakdown With Nanosecond Pulses for Spark-Ignition Engines

Abstract: The influence of pulse rise rate and pulse duration for ignition purposes in engines is investigated. A constant volume cell is used to characterize the breakdown voltage under nanosecond ...
racingnews365

Red Bull and Mercedes poised to spark fireworks in early F1 engine trick controversy

In recent days, Mercedes and Red Bull have frequently been in the news because of an alleged trick with the new engine for next year. Formula 1's engine landscape faces potential upheaval as it has ...
C&EN

Experimental Study on Emissions of a Spark-Ignition Engine Fueled with Natural Gas−Hydrogen Blends

State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of China * Corresponding author. Address: School of Energy and Power Engineering, ...