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Offline AVP

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pKa explanation
« on: May 04, 2009, 06:07:09 pm »
When i look at the maps and i see the pKa column i feel a bit dazzled when i try to apply that to the boost/vaccum figures i  see on the gauge.

I understand that 200pKa = 1bar absolute(gauge reading)

Can someone please give me the pKa readings for vaccum though?

on the map i have 30,46,56,80pka and i want to know how that resembles the vaccum readings i get when on idle/cruise so that i can deal with idle VE table settings as well as fueling under cruising speeds.

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Re: pKa explanation
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2009, 11:08:53 pm »
1bar = 14.7psi = 100Kpa ~ 1013mbar

Kpa´s are ratios basically of 1bar.
50Kpa is half a bar and so on.

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Re: pKa explanation
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2009, 11:18:09 pm »
i realise that half a bar is 50pKa BUT what happens with vaccum which in gauge terms is -0.5bar etc?

Is it : 20pKa=100-80, therefore -0.8bar(in gauge terms)?

i think something like that was sort of an explanation in wiki.

otherwise,how is the map table done on vaccum conditions?

it should be something like:
pKa vs  vacuum
30   =   -0.7 
46   =   -0.64
56   =   -0.46
80   =   -0.2
100  =   0

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Re: pKa explanation
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2009, 01:44:45 am »
1bar = 14.7psi = 100Kpa ~ 1013mbar

Kpa´s are ratios basically of 1bar.
50Kpa is half a bar and so on.

Just to be precise: 1bar = 14.50...psi = 100Kpa= 1000mbar

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Re: pKa explanation
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2009, 03:08:44 am »
i realise that half a bar is 50pKa BUT what happens with vaccum which in gauge terms is -0.5bar etc?

Is it : 20pKa=100-80, therefore -0.8bar(in gauge terms)?

i think something like that was sort of an explanation in wiki.

otherwise,how is the map table done on vaccum conditions?

it should be something like:
pKa vs  vacuum
30   =   -0.7 
46   =   -0.64
56   =   -0.46
80   =   -0.2
100  =   0


100kpa is 0kpa gauge pressure.
So 50kpa is 0.5bar vacuum
And the tables are based on absolute pressure.