Cold fusion, despite probably being impossible, is a good idea. Take a process known to create a meaningful amount of power and remove the harmful byproducts (like explosions), and you've got a winner ...

If you think direct-injection diesel engines made their debut in the 1980's, think again. The first diesel without extra ...

Light-duty compression-ignition (CI) engines operating on diesel fuels have the highest thermodynamic cycle efficiency of all light-duty engine types. The CI diesel thermodynamic cycle efficiency ...

With labels stating "diesel fuel only" and the existence of separate gasoline and diesel pumps, most people know there are distinct differences between gasoline and diesel vehicles that go beyond the ...

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Despite sounding like a thoroughly entertaining evening out, it is actually a description for one of the most important processes in the majority of engines. Known as the four-cycle, it is the process ...

Diesel and gasoline engines might look alike under the hood, but they use oil in very different ways. Gas engines run cleaner, but diesels create much more soot, crank out higher compression forces, ...

On August 9, 1898, Rudolf Diesel was issued a patent for his diesel internal combustion engine, a competitor to the gasoline engine at the time (see figure below from patent). Armed with an education ...