pressure. It is similar to CVVT in Hyundai.

over time and moves towards a

maximum value.
What is PGM FI technology used in Honda
Stunner Bike?

The development of an ECU-integrated throttle • How do you measure temperature in a

body module for an electronic fuel injection Wet Bulb Thermometer?
system for small motorcycles. Wet bulb temperature is measured in
Honda has a goal to reduce the total emissions a wet bulb thermometer by covering
of HC (hydro-carbon) from new vehicles to the bulb with a wick and wetting it with
approximately 1/3 and to further improve the water. It corresponds to the dew point
average fuel economy by approximately 30 temperature and relative humidity.
(both from 1995) by the year 2005. To realize
the goal we at Asaka R&D Center considered
that the small motorcycles used in many • What is Bending moment?
countries in the world should be improved When a moment is applied to bend an
further for clean exhaust gas and low fuel element, a bending moment exists in
consumption. Accordingly we have started the element
development of the PGM-FI system for small
motorcycles with engines of 125cc or smaller
including air-cooled engines.
• What are the points in the Stress Strain
To ensure clean exhaust gas and high fuel
curve for Steel?
economy the control of combustion through an
Proportional limit, elastic limit or yield
accurate fuel supply is a must. As the
point, ultimate stress and stress at
conventional FI system (electronic fuel injection
failure.
system) applied to motorcycles is bulky and
costly its application has been mostly in large • Define Reynolds number.
motorcycles using multi-cylinder engines. In the Reynolds number is the ratio of
newly developed PGM-FI in order to apply to inertial force and viscous force. It is a
small displacement models the obstacles have dimensionless number. It determines
been eliminated by fully using Honda’s the type of fluid flow.
techniques to down-size components as well as
making maximum use of the FI techniques
attained from the large motorcycles. The
• What is a Newtonian fluid?
compact PGM-FI offers new benefits such as
A Newtonian fluid possesses a linear
the reduction of released environmentally
stress strain relationship curve and it
detrimental substances and the improvement
passes through the origin. The fluid
of drivability economy etc.
properties of a Newtonian fluid do not
• Explain the Second Law of change when any force acts upon it.
Thermodynamics.
The entropy of the universe increases