The amount of NO (nitric oxide) developed during the combustion and expansion phases of the spark-ignition engine cycle has been calculated using several different kinetic formulations, for a range of fuel-air ratios at each of two compression ratios. Comparing the results shows the effects of including or omitting certain reactions and of applying the quasi-stationary assumption to the concentrations of N and N2O.
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