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You guys are hung up on the piston cooling... there is one reason: air
You add more fuel via the larger injection pump and increase the timing advance; making said fuel burn closer to TDC - this makes the power go up - also makes the heat go up...
To combat the heat you add more air so the...
I would grudgingly admit that it is a very very close relative to what we normally call a Diesel - but just as a 2 stroke marine engine does not use the Diesel Cycle (it uses an Otto Cycle) although most people call them diesels - the hypercycle is different mainly because of the high...
We have a winner - the reason for the added power of the LDS comes from two things: Increased air flow / pressure and the advancement of the COD point (commencement of delivery)
When you guys are debating this engine you have to remember one thing - IT IS NOT A DIESEL.
The MAN design which...
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