单词 | prechamber |
释义 | prechambern. In some diesel engines: a small chamber near the cylinder head in which a portion of fuel-air mixture can be compressed and heated to facilitate or initiate combustion. Cf. pre-combustion n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > internal-combustion engine > [noun] > diesel > parts of hot bulb1907 prechamber1934 1934 C. S. Moore & J. H. Collins Effect Combustion-chamber Shape on Performance Prechamber Compression-ignition Engine (NACA Techn. Rep. No. 514) 1 The effect on engine performance of variations in the shape of the prechamber, the shape and direction of the connecting passage,..[etc.] was investigated using a 5 by 7 inch single-cylinder compression-ignition engine. 1968 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 307 189 The production of blue smoke due to misfiring at high speed is a feature of high-swirl, pre-chamber diesel engines. 1990 AutoWeek (Nexis) 12 Mar. 27 Mercedes civilized this most undiesel-like diesel with a variety of refinements ranging from simple sound insulation around the engine bay to a revised prechamber for more efficient combustion. 2003 Power (Nexis) June 24 After a rich mixture of air and fuel is fed into the prechamber, it is ignited by a high-energy spark. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1934 |
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