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Six Cylinder Engine

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Puzzle ID:	#10155
Fun:	(2.43)
Difficulty:	(1.65)
Category:	Science
Submitted By:	dumbell
Corrected By:	cnmne

Engineers are working on a new six-cylinder diesel engine. It will have a 1.2 litre capacity. The average speed of use is 2,000 revolutions per minute. However the engine can only work at temperatures of up to 500 degrees Celsius.

How many spark plugs would an experienced engineer recommend to be put in the engine?

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OD-1 Feb 07, 2003	GOOD ONE
golfer132003 Feb 10, 2003	This is true, but now not all gasoline engines use spark plugs.
dus10jones Jan 12, 2004	Good one!! Diesel engines don't need spark plugs. "Autocombustion" takes the place of the spark plugs. Diesel engines use a higher compression ratios than standard gas powered engines. The higher compression ratio forces the diesel gas to combust on its own. Diesel engines are better for low powered torque.
vbguy101 Aug 24, 2006	You also could've put it in the trick section.
bookworm91 Apr 16, 2007	Cool teaser! I, knowing nothing about engines, had absolutely no idea. Now I know something

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