Air fuel ratio 02 sensors for data
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Curious about your explanation. And don't forget the air vs O2 tipjoe 90 wrote:Not even close.
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More C0 and less C02 releases more heat ?joe 90 wrote:It's because there's 3 different main chemical reactions happening each of which liberates different amounts of energy.David Redszus wrote:Since the OP was with regard to O2, I'd like to pose a question.
We know that stoich means a perfect a/f ratio where all the air is combusted with all available fuel.
But a stoich a/f ratio does not produce best power; we need to go slightly richer than stoich.
Why does that work?
If we have already consumed all available air, the additional fuel does not have any air available to burn.
How can it then make more power.
By providing an excess of fuel, you get more of the first and less of the third.
C + 1/2 o2= CO.......most energy.
CO + 1/2 o2 = CO2
H2 + 1/2 O2 = H2O.....least energy
With a lambda of 0.85 you have emissions of H2 and CO due to incomplete combustion but you shouldn't have soot.
If you go richer, you'll have soot too.
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I have noticed the AFR reading lean out with added timming,,,,is the timming affecting the efficiency ????
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Eeyup.Firedome8 wrote:I have noticed the AFR reading lean out with added timing,,,,is the timing affecting the efficiency ????
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I always through to "consume all the air" you need to be a bit rich of stoic due to it being a non homogenous mixture
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You're heading into deep water there.digger wrote:I always through to "consume all the air" you need to be a bit rich of stoic due to it being a non homogenous mixture
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Yes.Firedome8 wrote: More C0 and less C02 releases more heat ?
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Hm, depends on how that added effiëncy is arrived at. I have observed that same thing. What I see at the same time is that my mafs are flowing less air, which contradicts higher effiency due to better breathing.The Radius Kid wrote:Eeyup.Firedome8 wrote:I have noticed the AFR reading lean out with added timing,,,,is the timing affecting the efficiency ????
My reasoning here is that due to more ignition timing, the pressures in the cylinder are higher when the exhaust stroke starts, so they get out better with the charge going down the exhaust creating more of a suction effect and better cleaning out the cylinder of residual exhaust fumes which dilute the incoming mixture less.
As always the problem is how much is a good thing and when does it become negative.
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Which efficiency are you referring to? Breathing or combustion?Belgian1979 wrote:Hm, depends on how that added effiëncy is arrived at. I have observed that same thing. What I see at the same time is that my mafs are flowing less air, which contradicts higher effiency due to better breathing.The Radius Kid wrote:Eeyup.Firedome8 wrote:I have noticed the AFR reading lean out with added timing,,,,is the timing affecting the efficiency ????
My reasoning here is that due to more ignition timing, the pressures in the cylinder are higher when the exhaust stroke starts, so they get out better with the charge going down the exhaust creating more of a suction effect and better cleaning out the cylinder of residual exhaust fumes which dilute the incoming mixture less.
As always the problem is how much is a good thing and when does it become negative.
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Change in EGT from change in timing changes the displayed AFR on the WB.Firedome8 wrote:I have noticed the AFR reading lean out with added timming,,,,is the timming affecting the efficiency ????
They're NOT very acccurate.
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I`d be a lot more concerned with it´s accuracy, if it didn`t....joe 90 wrote:Change in EGT from change in timing changes the displayed AFR on the WB.Firedome8 wrote:I have noticed the AFR reading lean out with added timming,,,,is the timming affecting the efficiency ????
They're NOT very acccurate.
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breathingThe Radius Kid wrote:Which efficiency are you referring to? Breathing or combustion?Belgian1979 wrote:Hm, depends on how that added effiëncy is arrived at. I have observed that same thing. What I see at the same time is that my mafs are flowing less air, which contradicts higher effiency due to better breathing.The Radius Kid wrote:
Eeyup.
My reasoning here is that due to more ignition timing, the pressures in the cylinder are higher when the exhaust stroke starts, so they get out better with the charge going down the exhaust creating more of a suction effect and better cleaning out the cylinder of residual exhaust fumes which dilute the incoming mixture less.
As always the problem is how much is a good thing and when does it become negative.