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spark-ignition engine
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spark-ignition engine [′spärk ig¦nish·ən ‚en·jən]
(mechanical engineering)
An internal combustion engine in which an electrical discharge ignites the explosive mixture of fuel and air.
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Dr Tom Shenton, Reader in Engineering at the University, said: "The key to reducing emissions in the spark-ignition engine is improved control and for the last one hundred years the primary means of ignition control has been the spark plug.
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Not only is it necessary to perform the aforementioned adjustments in real-time, but because the engine does use both HCCI and spark-ignition combustion depending on operating conditions, the controller must make the transition between the two imperceptible to the driver.
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The EPA has proposed new exhaust emission standards for marine spark-ignition engines and small, land-based, non-road engines, which aim to cut hydrocarbon and nitrogen oxide emissions by 35%.
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