Sentences with phrase «air mixture ignites»

SKYACTIV - X is the world's first commercial gasoline engine to use compression ignition, in which the fuel - air mixture ignites spontaneously when compressed by the piston

Not exact matches

These three images are snapshots of a spark - ignited expanding flame in different environments of the same hydrogen - air mixture.

When the smoke layer descends to almost floor level, a mass of air violently rushes in, igniting the entire flammable mixture.

Using a lower octane fuel than recommended can result in the fuel / air mixture self - igniting (commonly called «knocking»).

Deposits in the combustion chamber that heat up to the point that they can ignite the air / fuel mixture

A misfire occurs when a cylinder fails to ignite the air / fuel mixture at the right time and could happen due to a wide range of reasons, including lack of spark (a bad coil), lack of fuel delivery (clogged fuel injectors) and improper ignition timing (out - of - spec cam timing).

Portion of the engine where the air / fuel mixture is ignited and converted to mechanical energy; includes all the space above the piston at top - dead - center (TDC), including the cylinder head, which forms the top of the combustion chamber.

Spark plugs provide the spark that ignites the air - fuel mixture within an engine's cylinders.

The spark ignites the air / fuel mixture in the engine cylinders.

Finally, the compression stroke closes the valves simultaneously, compressing the fuel and air mixture until the spark plug ignites the mixture, beginning the entire process again.

Then in calendar 2019, Mazda is likely to install first in the Mazda3 SkyActive - X, its homogenous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engine: a gasoline engine that most of the time ignites the fuel - air mixture by compression, just as a diesel does, but without the emissions challenges.

When this mixture comes into contact with a flame, the mixture in the air will ignite causing an explosion.