As an engineer of a slow-speed diesel powered vessel, you note that the indicator card diagrams have a flat horizontal profile around TDC. To rectify this, what would be your best course of action?

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Poor combustion in a diesel engine can be caused by __________.

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Which of the following statements concerning the factors affecting ignition dela...

For a given fuel, a change in the compression ratio will affect the ignition lag...

The pressure in an operating diesel engine cylinder continues to rise for a shor...

The purpose of an oil mist detector in a main propulsion diesel engine is to war...

If a crankcase explosion due to a hot spot were to occur, the size of the explos...