A.Here's a pressure-volume diagram for a combustion engine. Although rough, it is an approximation of the so-called air-standard cycle. '' Point (a) is at atmospheric pressure, after which the air is ...
What many consider the Holy Grail of combustion technology is one step closer to prime time. In the race to field energy-efficient vehicles, don’t count out internal combustion technology just yet. GM ...
SAE Transactions, Vol. 113, Section 4: JOURNAL OF FUELS AND LUBRICANTS (2004), pp. 742-763 (22 pages) This qualitative numerical study examines the effects of internally generated "radicals" on the ...
Diesel engines do their hardest work in the toughest jobs, from highway semis to construction equipment, and the reason they ...
For hundreds of years of human history, the invention that has defined our ability to travel, explore, and expand our boundaries has been the combustion engine. This hallmark of mechanical development ...
With stricter emission standards and the rise of electric powertrains, it might seem like the internal-combustion engine's days are numbered. But Engineering Explained host Jason Fenske believes ...
Purdue University researchers are working on methods to use jet ignition technology to help power personal cars and other automobiles. (Stock photo) The same technology used in jets soon may be ...