Lean Burn

Lean burn refers to the use of lean mixtures in an internal combustion engine. The air-fuel ratios can be as high as 65:1, so the mixture has considerably less fuel in comparison to the stoichiometric combustion ratio (14.64:1 for petrol for example).

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    Leaves and bark, leaves and bark,
    To lean against and hear in the dark.
    Petals I may have once pursued.
    Leaves are all my darker mood.
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    George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)