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Old 10th Jul 2016, 20:29
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barit1
 
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A piston engine normally generates CO as a result of a rich-burning mixture. The excess fuel is necessary for cooling the hardware.

A turbine engine conversely is lean burning, because the excess air in the cycle does the cooling. Although a minute amount of CO may be generated, it does not flow upstream through the compressor to the bleed ducts and cabin pressurization.

I'd keep looking.
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