Abstract
The basic principle of induction in the four-stroke engine is simplicity itself. Efficient induction, however is not as easy, especially at high engine speeds. On a two-stroke engine, where we lack the positive displacement of the descending piston to induce the charge, a clear understanding of gas dynamics with a little dash of witchcraft is needed to induce even half the charge captured by the four-stroke.
‘There the thundering strokes begin, There the press, and there the din.’
Thomas Gray
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© 1978 Colin Campbell
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Campbell, C. (1978). The engine: induction and exhaust. In: The Sports Car. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3384-5_3
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