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 ...

The automotive industry continues to be a hotbed of innovation, with activity driven by factors such as auto-ignition properties of the fuel, fuel concentration, and residual rate, and growing ...

During the 17th century, scientists and engineers began exploring the concept of internal combustion engines in earnest. For example, innovators such as Samuel Morland - an Englishman born in 1625 - ...

Diesel engines are so all-encompassing in agriculture, it’s hard to imagine life without them. Andy Collings looked back at the man who started it all – Rudolf Diesel While the development of the ...

THE Air Ministry has ordered a number of “Culverin” 720 horse-power heavy oil engines from Messrs. D. Napier and Son, Ltd. It is understood that these are to be used for complete operational tests in ...

However, not all innovations are equal and nor do they follow a constant upward trend. Instead, their evolution takes the form of an S-shaped curve that reflects their typical lifecycle from early ...