In a gasoline engine, fuel vapors are ignited by a spark. In a diesel engine, a fuel-air

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In a gasoline engine, fuel vapors are ignited by a spark. In a diesel engine, a fuel-air mixture is drawn in, then rapidly com- pressed to as little as 1/20 the original volume, in the process increasing the temperature enough to ignite the fuel-air mixture. Explain why the temperature rises during the compression.

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College Physics A Strategic Approach

ISBN: 9780321595492

2nd Edition

Authors: Randall D. Knight, Brian Jones, Stuart Field

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