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 ...
Mazda's hotly anticipated SKYACTIV-X Spark Controlled Compression Ignition engine has been described as the "Holy Grail" of gasoline motors—something with diesel-like fuel economy, but far lower ...