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    Engine compression ratio - how does it affect performance and economy?

    Funny tidbit for you: Even though the the volatility of a combustible mixture is higher with an increased compression ratio, in spark ignited gasoline engines the spark requires MORE energy to ignite the mixture, due to the increased resistance in the spark gap (higher compression, higher...
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    Engine compression ratio - how does it affect performance and economy?

    Since you have already stated your inability to grasp the concept of Carnot theorem, let me make it a little simpler. Basically, a volume of gas is effected by one of two forms of energy 1- heat 2- pressure If you increase one or the other, you are raising the energy contained within...