In the previous report(I)subject as above, the wall effect of a combustion chamber on the oxidation of normal heptane was reported. This effect is a catalytic action of hexagonal microcrystals of the wall surface. From this action an explanation on the mechanism of this oxidation and the anti-knocking action of tetraethyl lead can be made.
In this report the remaining results of the studies made on this catalytic action are presented. The wall effect of the oxidation of gasoline was also studied. When the wall metals, their oxides, and sulphides produce cubic or tetragonal microcrystals(not hexagonal crystals), no effect was observed. Some metals having such characteristics were found, among which lead is a good example. When the combustion chamber of a gasoline engine was coated with lead and clear gasoline used, the knocking was reduced to that when clear gasoline mixed with tetraethyl lead was used.
By this catalytic action of microcrystal, the crystal nature of glass surface and others could be examined. By various examinations the size of the microcrystals of glass was considered to be near that of a unit cell of SiO
2.
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