Detonation is spontaneous combustion inside the cylinderAFTERthe spark plug fires. It is similar toPre-Ignition, but it is different. During normal ignition, the spark plug fires just before the piston reaches TDC. The flame travels across the combustion chamber igniting theAir/Fuel Mixture. This ...
Detonation (also called "spark knock") is an erratic form of combustion that occurs when multiple flame fronts occur simultaneously inside your engine's combustion chambers. Instead of a single flame front expanding outward from the point of ignition, multiple flame fronts are generated spontaneously...
If an engine is assembled and you want to determine its stroke, remove a spark plug and use a small piece of stiff wire or a plastic straw to "feel" how far down the piston travels from TDC to BDC. Use a marker to mark position of the wire or straw when the piston is at TDC, ...
The perfect combustion chamber will always be debated, but one key consensus is that a centrally located spark plug is most efficient. That location minimizes the distance needed for flame travel to all points in the chamber, provides better flame front surface and usually requires less ignition a...
Detonation, also known as knock, is one of the most common. During normal combustion, the spark from the spark plug ignites the air-fuel mixture, which leads to a controlled burn and normal cylinder pressures. When knock occurs, another flame front occurs outside of the spark-induced flame ...
One of the strokes is the compression stroke, where the engine compresses a cylinder-full of air and gas into a much smaller volume before igniting it with a spark plug. The amount of compression is called the compression ratio of the engine. A typical engine might have a compression ratio...
Also known as engine ping or detonation, an engine knock is a sound and reaction that occurs when there is a second unplanned ignition or explosion within a cylinder that is separate from the regular controlled ignition from aspark plug. In other words, knock is bad news for your engine. A...
“pinging” sound. This is similar but not identical to the phenomenon ofpre-detonation,in which the fuel spontaneously ignites before the spark plug fires due to compression – an effect known asdieseling.The type of combustion which produces knocking, known asdetonation,is faster and more ...
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Engine detonation (spark knock) can also damage piston rings, and may cause the top and sometimes even the second ring to crack and break. This causes a loss of ring tension that is essential for proper ring seal while also opening up a second gap that allows compression to leak and oil...