Diesel engines do their hardest work in the toughest jobs, from highway semis to construction equipment, and the reason they ...

A fundamental difference between gasoline and diesel engines is that a gasoline engine uses spark ignition while a diesel engine uses compression ignition. Before we delve deeper, let's understand how ...

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 ...

Any certified gearhead knows that diesel engines do not use spark plugs. But why not? If power in an engine is created by combustion or explosion of flammable liquids, won't a spark plug in a diesel ...

The most off-road capable version of the Ram 2500 has just been unveiled, and for the first time in a Power Wagon, big ...

Diesel engines are different from gas engines in numerous ways, including their use of high compression ratios. Here's why ...