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- From: mark@wdcwdc.sps.mot.com (Mark Shaw)
- Subject: Re: What is the air pump used for?
- Message-ID: <1992Oct9.010004.25079@newsgate.sps.mot.com>
- Sender: mark@wdc (Mark Shaw)
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- Organization: Motorola Western MCU Design Center, Chandler Arizona
- References: <28957@life.ai.mit.edu> <BvtF98.K0K@mail.boi.hp.com>
- Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 01:00:04 GMT
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- In article <BvtF98.K0K@mail.boi.hp.com>, wesf@boi.hp.com (Wes Fujii) writes:
- |> : I wonder why it is a bad idea to run the engine on the lean side?
- |>
- |> Running an engine lean will increase the CO level, running the engine
- |> rich will increase the Hydrocarbon level. The middle range is where
- |> you want to be...
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- Correction:
- Running an engine lean reduces CO and eventually increases HC due to misfire.
- Also running lean increases the NOx output.
- Running an engine rich will increase CO and HC.
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- The ideal fuel-air ratio is about 14.6 (Lambda = 1) and this is where
- the newer (post-1981) 3-way catalyst can effectively oxidize CO and HC
- and reduce NOx for minimum emissions.
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- A good reference book is the "Bosch Automotive Handbook" which can
- be obtained from the SAE.
-
- Mark
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