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Necessity of Turbocharger and Supercharger

Monday, June 21st, 2010 | The turbocharger and supercharger are devices that force air into the cylinders creating a pressure that is greater than the atmospheric pressure in order to increase engine output. Generally, the ...

CO/HC Inspection and Adjustment

Sunday, June 20th, 2010 | 1. Necessity Determination of engine condition. By measuring CO/HC, it is possible to determine the engine condition, including the effectiveness of the airfuel ratio, and the operation of the emission control ...

Fuel Evaporative Emission Control (EVAP) System

Saturday, June 19th, 2010 | 1. Necessity The Fuel Evaporative Emission Control (EVAP) System temporarily absorbs the evaporated gas in the charcoal canister and channels it to the engine for burning, in order to prevent the ...

Positive Crankcase Ventilation (PCV) System

Friday, June 18th, 2010 | 1. Necessity Blow-by gas includes a large amount of unburned gas, which leaks out from the gap between the piston ring and cylinder wall into the crankcase. The Positive Crankcase Ventilation ...

Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) System

Thursday, June 17th, 2010 | 1. Necessity The Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) System recirculates some of the exhaust gases to the intake air system. The flame propagation becomes slow during the combustion when the exhaust gases ...

Dash Pot (DP) System

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010 | 1. Necessity When the throttle valve closes at high engine speed, a strong vacuum is generated inside the intake manifold. Some of the fuel adhering to the internal walls of the ...

What is an Automotive Catalytic Converters?

Monday, June 14th, 2010 | Outline The catalytic converter makes harmful substances (CO, HC and NOx) react chemically with harmless ones (H2O, CO2, N2) according to the exhaust gas passed. Generally platinum, palladium, iridium and rhodium, ...

Automotive Emission Standards

Sunday, June 13th, 2010 | Emission control regulations There are various regulations for most countries around the world today to prevent the air pollutants by emission gases. These are called emission regulations. The measurement method or ...

Principle of Production of Exhaust Gases

Friday, June 11th, 2010 | Theoretical Air-fuel Ratio The theoretical air-fuel ratio is the ratio of the minimum amount of fuel and air (which contains oxygen) needed to fully burn the fuel. Gasoline is a mixture ...
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