Design developed to reduce fuel consumption of gasoline engine powered combat vehicles by 40%; now light weight power plant develops rated output at 2400 rpm; basic features are: 5.75 in. bore × 5.75 in. stroke, 1790 cu in. displacement, compression ignition, 4-stroke cycle, direct injection system, 90° Vee, 12-cyl, air cooling, and exhaust turbocharged arrangement; performance analysis. (See also Soc Automotive Engrs -- Paper n 47 for meeting Jan 14-18 1957 28 p; abstracts in Automotive Industries v 116 n 3 Feb 1 1957 p 70-2; Diesel Progress v 23 n 3 Mar 1957 p 28-30)
Continental 750-horsepower air-cooled diesel engine
Soc Automotive Engrs -- J
Society of Automotive Engineers -- Journal ; 65 , n 9
1957
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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