what does compression ratio mean

What does compression ratio mean?

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The term you are referring to, combustion ratio, describes the comparison of the cylinder volume to the combustion chamber volume of an engine. It is used to know how well the engine will perform.

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Compression ratio referring to an internal combustion engine is a value representing the ratio of uncompressed fuel/air mixture to compressed fuel/air mixture just prior to ignition.

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