Dear Mr. Singfield The range of compression ratios used is 16 to 23 or so, the lower range is for DI engines and the uppe for IDI engines. Mrs parikh ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Prof. (Mrs.) P.P.Parikh Phone Office : 5723496, 5767548 Dept. of Mechanical Engg. 5722545 Ext. 7548 / 8385 I.I.T. Bombay Home : 5704646 Mumbai 400 076 INDIA Fax Office : 5723496, 5723480 email : parikh@me.iitb.ernet.in ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Wed, 26 Apr 2000, Peter Singfield wrote: > Hi; > > Also -- what is the standard compression ratios for a diesel engine?? I > should know but have forgotten! > > Peter/Belize > > At 01:47 PM 4/26/00 EDT, you wrote: > >Dear Mrs Parikh, > > How high a compression ratio can you go with producer gas? > > > >Tom Taylor > >The Gasification List is sponsored by > >USDOE BioPower Program http://www.eren.doe.gov/biopower/ > >and PRM Energy Systems http://www.prmenergy.com > >Other Sponsors, Archives and Information > >http://www.crest.org/renewables/gasification-list-archive > >http://solstice.crest.org/renewables/biomass-info/gasref.shtml > >http://www.crest.org/renewables/biomass-info/ > >http://www.crest.org/renewables/biomass-info/carbon.shtml > > > The Gasification List is sponsored by > USDOE BioPower Program http://www.eren.doe.gov/biopower/ > and PRM Energy Systems http://www.prmenergy.com > Other Sponsors, Archives and Information > http://www.crest.org/renewables/gasification-list-archive > http://solstice.crest.org/renewables/biomass-info/gasref.shtml > http://www.crest.org/renewables/biomass-info/ > http://www.crest.org/renewables/biomass-info/carbon.shtml > The Gasification List is sponsored by USDOE BioPower Program http://www.eren.doe.gov/biopower/ and PRM Energy Systems http://www.prmenergy.com Other Sponsors, Archives and Information http://www.crest.org/renewables/gasification-list-archive http://solstice.crest.org/renewables/biomass-info/gasref.shtml http://www.crest.org/renewables/biomass-info/ http://www.crest.org/renewables/biomass-info/carbon.shtml