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compression ratio

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compression ratio
n.
In an internal combustion engine, the ratio of the volume between the piston and cylinder head before and after a compression stroke.

compression ratio
n
(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) the ratio of the volume enclosed by the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine at the beginning of the compression stroke to the volume enclosed at the end of it


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In order to lighten the circuitry, the compression ratio was limited to one-third (1/3), and a differential pulse code modulation (DPCM)(*2) scheme featuring simple structures was adopted.
3:1 compression ratio, rev limit of 6,700 rpm, and produces 71.
This reduces the compression ratio and allows for good degassing.
 
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