Glossary
The small 2-stroke engine Subtitle - Specific features and fields of application

motor load ; engine load

Ratio of engine torque (or PME) at a given speed to maximum torque (or PME) at the same speed.

Effective Specific Consumption (ESC) (g.kWh^-1) ; Brake Specific Fuel Consumption (BSFC)

Ratio between fuel consumption in grams per hour and effective power in kilowatts.

Specific Indicated Consumption (SIC) (g.kWh^-1) ; Indicated Specific Fuel Consumption (ISFC)

Ratio between fuel consumption in grams per hour and indicated power in kilowatts.

effective specific emissions of unburned hydrocarbons (g.kWh^-1) ; Brake Specific Hydrocarbons Emissions (BSHC)

Ratio between HC emissions in grams per hour and effective power in kilowatts.

Mean Indicated Pressure (MIP) (bar or kPa) ; Indicated Mean Effective Pressure (IMEP)

A fictitious average pressure, assumed to be constant, applied to the piston...