Mazda is claiming the biggest breakthrough in combustion engine technology in decades with its new Spark Controlled Compression Ignition (SpCCI) engine. Why the fuss? Because it combines spark ...
BAD HOMBURG, Germany – Ever since Nikolaus Otto (1876) and Rudolf Diesel (1892) invented their respective “cycles” — the four-stroke internal combustion engine (ICE) and diesel compression ignition ...
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 ...
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 ...
SAE Transactions, Vol. 110, Section 4: JOURNAL OF FUELS AND LUBRICANTS (2001), pp. 1626-1634 (9 pages) Dimethyl Ether (DME) is one of the major candidates for the next generation fuel for compression ...
IRVINE, Calif.—Despite rumors to the contrary, the internal combustion engine is far from dead. Recently we’ve seen several technological advances that will significantly boost the efficiency of ...