Dave King wrote:

I can't rem if this has been talked about over the last year but
does anyone recall the specs and basic setup for the diesel
that one of the companies was experimenting on.  I keep
thinking it was P&W that was trying to get it running. I thought
someone had managed to solve most of the problems but
dropped the project.

I'm curious as to the hp they produced as well as what power
it could produce if really boosted. I think paul mentioned stratified
charge in another note, and I think the engine used one or more
turbos. One thing that has me real curious is how they started it.
It wouldn't have had the normal high diesel compression, and the
turbo wouldn't be running so the boosted mix wouldn't come into
play yet.

Btw I think you guys might be in for a bit of a shock when you actually
talk to the german court.

Dave

Most rotaries burning diesel fuel are spark assisted. Not true
diesels. If you try to increase the compression ratios to  true diesel
levels in a rotary the combustion chamber shape gets much worse.

Paul Lamar
 
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