Not only will this reduce the use of fossil fuels, but the higher purity fuels made in this way can be used in
even higher compression ratio engines, increasing efficiency even more.
From our side, I think the number - one move to
allow higher compression ratios will be the development of water injection to reduce combustion temperatures — it's all about controlling knock or pre-ignition.
At the same time, Mazda has also worked hard to change its manufacturing methods to permit a
very high compression ratio of 13.0:1 to deliver maximum power, good fuel economy, and cleaner combustion.
The Direct Injection Gasoline (DIG) system improves combustion efficiency and performance, and enables the engine to avoid knocking
at higher compression ratios, while the multi-point injection mixes fuel and air earlier, enabling complete combustion in the chamber for greater efficiency at low engine loads.
These technologies
include high compression ratio gasoline engines (13.0 to 1), reduced compression diesel engines (14.0 to 1) with new 2 - stage turbocharger design, highly efficient automatic transmissions, lighter weight manual transmissions, lightweight body designs and electric power steering.
Actually, most of the efficiency of the Skyactiv engine comes from how it manages to reduce intake charge / combustion temperature enabling it to run
much higher compression ratio than other engines.
While the compact combustion chamber and
higher compression ratio on gasoline engine helps to improve engine efficiency, the advanced thermal management system in diesel engine along with low friction engine oil and modified fuel injection system help diesel engine in faster warm up and lower frictional losses.
At mid-range rpm, the direct injection makes possible a
relatively high compression ratio of 10.5:1 to foster crisp acceleration, and some 148 lb - ft of torque is available for a few moments under overboost conditions in throttle transitions.
Second is the big one: A plug - in hybrid system combining a modified, Atkinson cycle version of the 3.6 - liter V6 gasoline engine (it produces 248 hp, 230 lb - ft of torque and has a
somewhat higher compression ratio), a 16 - kWh lithium - ion battery and an FCA - patented «electrically variable transmission with dual - motor EV drive capability» (we're eager to learn more about this particular piece of the package).
@Ukko I agree that the ratio reported is generally not the boosted ratio, I believe the ratio will change when under boost since the amount of air in the cylinder will be greater before compression,
hence higher compression ratio.
The two four - cylinder petrol engines are naturally aspirated, they use an
extremely high compression ratio of 14:1 instead of turbocharging to achieve both respectable power and fuel economy.
Evolution III August 1995 Power 266bhp @ 6250rpm Torque 228 lb ft @ 3000rpm Weight 1260 kg
Evolution Higher compression ratio, new turbo compressor, larger front air dam, deep side skirts, new rear wing
However, the Prius has a
pretty high compression ratio (13:1), so it will be more sensitive to low octane fuel than if it were around 11:1 or even 12:1.
To begin with, the turbocharger itself is a twin - scroll unit, chosen over a supercharger and single - scroll unit because its low back pressure is suited to the MX - 5's
high compression ratio Skyactiv engine.
Further boosting efficiency, the 1.6 - litre T - GDI engine receives a new high - energy ignition coil, higher - tumble intake ports, a low - friction timing chain and
marginally higher compression ratio (from 9.5:0 in the cee'd GT to 10.0:0 in the new Sportage).
[71] Cars with turbocharged engines and
high compression ratios often specify premium gas because higher octane fuels reduce the incidence of «knock», or fuel pre-detonation.
Mounted longitudinally (at right angles to the original NSX), the almost square (91 x 89.5 mm) 75 - degree V6 has a
usually high compression ratio (10:1) for a turbocharged engine and features a combination of port and direct fuel - injection as well as variable timing on both inlet and exhaust cams.
And the design of both combustion chamber and piston head has resulted in a
particularly high compression ratio of 11.5:1, facilitating enhanced combustion for higher performance allied to lower emissions.
The engine block itself, meanwhile, also comes with new Mahle pistons that can withstand a
new higher compression ratio of 10.0:1 and the high turbo boost pressures.
As far as I know premium fuel is (or was) better suited for engines
with higher compression ratios (10:1 or more), since lower octane fuel is more likely to combust before the sparkplug fires.
Only in extreme cases such as
very high compression ratios, very low octane fuel or too much ignition advance can it benefit a normally aspirated engine.
I've read gasoline engines use sparks to ignite the mixture, but diesel engines use just compression which can't be done in gasoline engines due to
high compression ratios which can cause engine knocking, but if that was true gasoline?
With a
much higher compression ratio (13.5:1 versus 12.3:1), freer - flowing intake and exhaust, and more aggressive cams, it shoots 731 hp down the driveshaft.
A three - door station wagon version, called the «Marajó» in Brazil, was added in September 1980, as was a sporting version of the hatchback called the 1.6 SR (with a mere four more horsepower, achieved by a
somewhat higher compression ratio).
Diesel engines have
a higher compression ratio than gasoline ones do, and more compression means more power out of the same amount of fuel, she said.
«We are seeing a merging of gasoline and diesel; gasoline engines now have
a higher compression ratio, are direct - injected and are often boosted with a turbocharger — all techniques that have been associated with diesel.
The fundamental principle is that while thermal efficiency can be raised by reaching
a high compression ratio, achieved through pulsed collisions of multiple high - speed jets of an air - fuel gas mixture at microscopic regions in the central area of a combustion chamber, expanded uses and ranges of application were attained with the further addition of 3 new measures.
Highly turbocharged alcohol - fueled direct - injection spark - ignition (DISI) engines operated at
a high compression ratio could be as or more efficient than diesel engines while also providing advantages of lower vehicle cost, lower emissions and higher power, according to a recent modeling study by Leslie Bromberg and Daniel Cohn at MIT.
My assumption is that it probably has to do with
the higher compression ratio of the Diesel engine.
If you have a high - performance engine with
a high compression ratio or a big turbocharger, often a high - octane fuel is recommended (or even required) in order to produce the maximum amount of power.
You are absolutely right that
the high compression ratio is the cause - you end up with a much greater pressure variation in the combustion chamber.
Kia has enhanced the 164 - hp engine with direct injection and
a higher compression ratio.