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The sequential fuel injection, in which fuel is injected into swirl being generated for mixture stratification, was used to pursue the potential of a lean burn engine for its performance improvement. As a result, it has been found that the most effective method to increase thermal efficiency while reducing NOx emission level is to combine a high-compression compact combustion chamber located on exhaust valve side in cylinder head with DICS (Dual induction Control System). This method was used to build a high-compression lean burn concept vehicle, which was evaluated for compliance to various emission standards. Testing showed that the concept vehicle can improve fuel economy by 10.5% on the Japanese 10-mode cycle, by 8.3% on the ECE mode cycle, and by 6.3% on the U.S. EPA test mode cycle while meeting respective emission standards.

For the purpose of satisfying today's market demands, new 8 and 11 liter diesel engines, named "STORM" series, have been developed and moved into production in 1986. Based on the predecessors which have been produced since 1975, the development of the STORM series aimed high performance, low emission, long life-time and low operating costs. In order to consult customers' convenience, exchangeability of engine parts and commonality of vehicle installations with the former engines had to be maintained. This paper describes the development work of STORM engines, and the design aspects and performance characteristics of these engines.

CORRELATION OF BENDING STRENGTH AND ERRORS OF HELICAL GEAR has not been clarified sufficiently even now. As the investigation by using only experimental method is not sufficient and so the analytical method of obtaining gear bending strength has been developed by one of the authors. Hence, the correlation of bending strength and errors, especially in the aspect of the direction of pressure angle error and tooth trace error, is clarified by this analytical method which was verified by some experiments. And by further investigations, it is confirmed that the helical gear is tougher against the negative pressure angle error, and the fine module gear is sensitive against the errors.