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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
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>> 0.0027 tsp of gas per cylinder. (other factors ignored).
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> Hmm, that's actually really small... that's like... 0.015 ml. o_O
On one rev the car moves 28,75cm, in that time 2 sparks are launched.
Google says 40mpg (US, AFAIK it's pretty near 50imperial MPG) converts
to 5,8l/100km (which is pretty low for 120km/h, but possible, if you
have a modern diesel with long gearbox and good aerodynamics).
5,8l/100km makes
0,058l/km=0,000058l/m=0,00003335l/rev=0,00001668l/spark=0,01668ml/spark.
Yep, we're on the same line - I'd say the differences comes from the
roundings and converts.
> That can't be right, surely? That's less than one droplet per cylinder!
> How would you portion out such a tiny amount? Surface tension would seem
> to make this impossible.
To get to that consumption on those speeds you'll need a modern diesel
engine (or a hybrid-system), for example common rail -engine. In those,
the diesel is packed with very high pressure (>1000bar) on a kind of
pipe before the cylinders and released to cylinders very precisely with
piezo-electric injectors. Really fine mechanics, think about a
manufacturing fault in there...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_rail
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