A. M. Rothrock
naca-tn-332
Feb 1930
Injection lags were determined for a common-rail fuel injection system for a compression-ignition engine. The system investigated consisted of a high-pressure reservoir, a timing valve, an injection valve tube, and an automatic injection valve.
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