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05-02-2003, 10:31 PM
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units of compression ratio?
does anyone know the units of compression ratio? What is it the ratio of? I was thinking it might be the amount of air per amount of gas that can be squeezed into a cylinder but im not sure.
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05-02-2003, 11:12 PM
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Compression ratio isn't measured in any units
 This is why it is called a "ratio" - something divided by something.read up here And a little quote from the page: Quote:
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05-03-2003, 02:34 AM
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Yeah, a ratio like this (volume over volume) is inherently unitless.
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