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Old 01-22-2010, 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by C Sean Watts View Post
You never heard the coal dust story? - Oh, forgot - this is the myth thread.
Pneumatic coal dust injection was the initial design intent I think. Pneumatic injection used a lot of power, so net power and efficiency was low. Bosch liquid injection helped diesels take off.
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