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Since the fuel is not injected until the moment of explosion, the diesel can be operated at much higher temperatures than the spark-ignited engine.
Energy and Society~ Chapter 5~ Steam~ Key to the Industrial Revolution 2009
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I first heard of waste treatment plants in the US running their pumps with spark-ignited diesel conversions burning sewer gas close to 30 years ago.
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I did a couple of lifters for the spark-ignited cylinder heads, to load them into the machining center.
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Cat Lafayette also does spark-ignited versions of the big engines, to run on natural gas, propane, or even sewer gas popular for running the pumps at waste treatment plants.
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It is assumed that the maintenance costs for the spark-ignited engine case are the same as for the dual-fuel engine case.
Chapter 10 2000
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If spark-ignited instead of compression-ignited engines were used for power generation, the need for diesel fuel could be eliminated entirely.
Chapter 10 2000
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For spark-ignited engines operated on producer gas, a 50 percent de-rating relative to operation on gasoline is typical.
Chapter 10 2000
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Based on a four-stroke, spark-ignited, opposed-piston, sleeve-valve architecture, Pinnacle's ultra-efficient engine will first power scooters and rickshaws in Asia by 2013, and in the future will power cars in the United States and Europe.
CNET News.com 2011
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Compression-ignited engines are more efficient than spark-ignited engines, so they get more work out of a given amount of fuel.
NYT > Home Page By MATTHEW L. WALD 2011
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The latter is a medium-duty, spark-ignited, 8. 9-liter, pure natural gas engine built on the Cummins ISL platform.
unknown title 2009
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