This invention comprises a monometallic inlet valve for a CRAIL engine developed in a steel material that can be hardened. The steel material used may be amenable for induction hardening. In one embodiment, the steel material used is Martensitic EN-52 grade steel. In one embodiment, the inlet valve for a CRAIL engin...
A method (200) for determining at least one optimized parameter for a sodium filled thermometric valve (100) is disclosed. The valve comprises a valve head (102), a hollow portion (104) adapted to be filled with metallic sodium, and a stem portion (108). The method comprises exposing (202) the valve to an increasing...