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  2. Engine knocking - Wikipedia

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    The objective of knock control strategies is to attempt to optimize the trade-off between protecting the engine from damaging knock events and maximizing the engine's output torque. Knock events are an independent random process. [8] It is impossible to design knock controllers in a deterministic platform. A single time history simulation or ...

  3. Homogeneous charge compression ignition - Wikipedia

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    In an HCCI engine, however, the homogeneous mixture of fuel and air is compressed and combustion begins whenever sufficient pressure and temperature are reached. This means that no well-defined combustion initiator provides direct control. Engines must be designed so that ignition conditions occur at the desired timing.

  4. South African Class 24 2-8-4 - Wikipedia

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    By the late 1940s, the South African Railways (SAR) still had a comparatively large mileage of 45 pounds per yard (22 kilograms per metre) track. In South West Africa, where most of the locomotive fleet consisted of Classes 6, 7, GC and GCA, there were still hundreds of miles of 40 + 1 ⁄ 4 pounds per yard (20.0 kilograms per metre) track ...

  5. South African Class 44-000 - Wikipedia

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    Engine type: 4-stroke diesel: Aspiration: Electronic fuel-injection system: Displacement: Bore 250 mm (9.8 in) Stroke 320 mm (12.6 in) Traction motors: Six 445 kW (597 hp) GE 3-phase AC induction: Loco brake: Air & Dynamic: Couplers: AAR knuckle

  6. List of South African locomotive classes - Wikipedia

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    This list shows past and current rail transport locomotive classes used in South Africa. It includes locomotives from all original operators: Cape Government Railways (CGR) Cape Town Railway and Dock (CTR&D) Central South African Railways (CSAR) Deutsch-Südwest-Afrika (DSWA) Imperial Military Railways (IMR) Kowie Railway; Metropolitan ...

  7. Atlantis Diesel Engines - Wikipedia

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    The company was started by the Government of South Africa following the imposition of United Nations Security Council Resolution 418. The company was licensed in 1979 to manufacture Mercedes-Benz and Perkins diesel engines, [1] which were primarily destined for military vehicles such as the Ratel IFV, Buffel, Casspir and SAMIL Trucks. The ...

  8. Knock-down kit - Wikipedia

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    A common form of knock-down is a complete knock-down (CKD), which is a kit of entirely unassembled parts of a product. It is also a method of supplying parts to a market, particularly in shipping to foreign nations, and serves as a way of counting or pricing. [ 1 ]

  9. Category:Engine manufacturers of South Africa - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Engine manufacturers of South Africa" ... Atlantis Diesel Engines This page was last edited on 7 July 2019, at 15:04 (UTC). Text ...