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Old 2009-02-28, 7:15pm
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Originally Posted by Mr. Smiley View Post
I get that part... but at some point with pressure, as in a diesel engine, the pressure actually causes ignition without a spark or anything else. Extreme compression will cause combustion... and I need to know what pressure that happens at.
But the compression (of air) in diesel causes heat and at a specific moment of great heat, the fuel is injected in HOT combustion camber to cause ignition....

With oil and pure oxygen its a case of rapid oxidation or "spontaneous" combustion...

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