Thread: Air box design
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Old 5 Jan 2002, 23:12 (Ref:194599)   #2
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In general terms, any time you have an air breathing engine, you want to get an optimum amount and quality of air to mix with the fuel during the combustion process. It is, therefore, the function of the air box to provide the air needed for the combustion. Some factors that affect your design are how "clean" is the airflow, what is your required mass flow rate, what is your required pressure, etc. All these factors will affect the shape, location, and maybe even materials that you use to build your airbox. But always, what you are looking for is to get the right mixture of air and fuel to drive the combustion.
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