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A diesel engine ( also known as a compression-ignition engine ) is an internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to initiate ignition to burn the fuel, which is injected into the combustion chamber.
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* Atlas-Imperial, a historic American diesel engine builder
A diesel engine operates under even more extreme conditions, with compression ratios of 20: 1 or more being typical, in order to provide a very high gas temperature which ensures immediate ignition of injected fuel.
* Anglo Belgian Corporation, diesel engine manufacturer
Refrigerators and air conditioners operating from the waste heat of a diesel engine exhaust, heater flue or solar collector are entering use.
The most common power source since the 1920s has been the diesel engine.
Microparticles of carbon are produced in diesel engine exhaust fumes, and may accumulate in the lungs.
J. Irwin Miller, 2nd CEO and a nephew of a Co-Founder of Cummins Inc., the Columbus-headquartered diesel engine manufacturer, instituted a program in which the Cummins company paid the architects ' fee, provided the client selected a firm from a list compiled by Miller.
Direct fuel injection which can inject fuel only at the time of fuel ignition ( similar to a diesel engine ) is another recent development which also allows for higher compression ratios on gasoline engines.
In an auto-ignition diesel engine, there is no electrical sparking plug ; the heat of compression raises the temperature of the mixture to its auto-ignition point.
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When the bridge was in use, boaters would signal the operator, who would start a diesel engine and rotate the bridge to the open position on a large gear.
The diesel engine has the highest thermal efficiency of any regular internal or external combustion engine due to its very high compression ratio.
Low-speed diesel engines ( as used in ships and other applications where overall engine weight is relatively unimportant ) can have a thermal efficiency that exceeds 50 percent.
The world's largest diesel engine is currently a Wärtsilä-Sulzer RTA96-C Common Rail marine diesel of about @ 102 rpm output.
Rudolf Diesel originally conceived the diesel engine to enable independent craftsmen and artisans to compete with industry.
* 1902: Until 1910 MAN produced 82 copies of the stationary diesel engine.
* 1905: Four diesel engine turbochargers and intercoolers were manufactured by Büchl ( CH ), as well as a scroll-type supercharger from Creux ( F ) company.
* 1910: The Norwegian research ship Fram was a sailing ship fitted with an auxiliary diesel engine, and was thus the first ocean-going ship with a diesel engine.
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The first locomotive with a diesel engine also appeared.
* 1944: Development of air cooling for diesel engines by Klöckner Humboldt Deutz AG ( KHD ) for the production stage, and later also for Magirus Deutz.
Japanese and Swedish vehicle manufacturers are also developing diesel engines that run on dimethyl ether ( DME ).
However most large power grids also use diesel generators, originally provided as emergency back up for a specific facility such as a hospital, to feed power into the grid during certain circumstances.
Liquid and gaseous biofuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel ( a form of diesel fuel that is produced from crops that yield triglycerides such as soybean oil ), can also be used.
This is also why diesel and HCCI engines are more susceptible to cold-starting issues, although they run just as well in cold weather once started.
Sulfur impurities in fuels also provide some lubrication properties, which has to be taken in account when switching to a low-sulfur diesel ; biodiesel is a popular diesel fuel additive providing additional lubricity.
The Niva has also been available with 1. 9 L Peugeot sourced diesel engine.
The Soviets would also receive oil and electric equipment, locomotives, turbines, generators, diesel engines, ships, machine tools and samples of Germany artillery, tanks, explosives, chemical-warfare equipment and other items.
The fleet also includes 8 Lupo class frigates ( two built in Peru ), 6 PR-72P class corvettes, 4 Terrebonne Parish class landing ships, 2 Type 209 / 1100 and 4 Type 209 / 1200 class German-built diesel submarines ( the biggest submarine force in South America ), as well as patrol vessels, tankers and cargo ships.
Gasoline is more volatile than diesel oil, Jet-A, or kerosene, not only because of the base constituents, but also because of additives.
The revised car also features a new selection of engines including the 1. 4 TFSI and new common rail diesel engines.
Smoke is also a component of internal combustion engine exhaust gas, particularly diesel exhaust.
Modern on-highway diesel engines are designed to provide maximum torque in a narrow RPM range ( usually 1200-1500 RPM ); having more gear ratios means the driver can hold the engine in its optimum range regardless of road speed ( drive axle ratio is also a critical factor ).
While a significant majority of water vessels are powered by diesel engines, with sail power and gasoline engines also remaining popular, boats powered by electricity have been used for over 120 years.
ATF also received several surplus helmets, flack vests, canteens, first aid dressings, empty magazines, and some night-vision equipment, in addition to MREs and diesel fuel.
The vehicle also contains a 2-stroke diesel powered auxiliary power unit that can power all non-automotive energy requirements on the Field Artillery Ammunition Supply Vehicle and on the howitzer when a slave cable is used to connect the two.
( 1991 ) reported that the responses to chronically inhaled copying toner, a plastic dust pigmented with carbon black, titanium dioxide and silica were also similar qualitatively to titanium dioxide and diesel exhaust.
In 1933, Citroën also introduced the Rosalie, the first commercially available passenger car with a diesel engine, developed with Harry Ricardo.
Oldsmobile also introduced a 5. 7L ( 350cu-in, V-8 ) diesel engine option on its Delta 88 and 98 models in 1978 and a smaller 4. 3L ( 260 cu-in ) displacement diesel on the ' 79 Cutlass Supreme.
Prototype rules for 2010 and beyond will encourage production-based engines ( GT1 engines in LMP1, GT2 engines in LMP2 ) and rules to equalise the performance of petrol and diesel LMP1s are also being addressed.
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Also known as slow-speed, or traditionally oil engines, the largest diesel engines are primarily used to power ships, although there are a few land-based power generation units as well.
In many countries the significantly better economics of diesel operation triggered a dash to diesel power, a process known as Dieselization.
For scheduling and advertising purposes some of these branches are further divided into sections such as the case with the Montauk Branch, which is known as the Babylon Branch service in the electrified portion of the line between Jamaica and Babylon, while the diesel service beyond Babylon to Montauk is referred to as the Montauk Branch service.
In all, 83 Lombard steam log haulers are known to have been built up to 1917, when production switched entirely to internal combustion engine powered machines, ending with a Fairbanks diesel powered unit in 1934.
The railway is well known for its collection of diesel locomotives which reside on the railway, along with over 140 carriages, wagons and utility vehicles.
EMD's 16-cylinder two-stroke diesel, with 710 CID per cylinder ( hence known as the 16-710 ), can produce over.
Before the war, Napier had been working on an aviation diesel design known as the Culverin after licensing versions of the Junkers Jumo 204.
The Volkswagen Group is known for using three-cylinder petrol and diesel engines ; in the Audi A2, Volkswagen Polo, Volkswagen Fox, SEAT Ibiza and Škoda Fabia.
The Baldwin DR-12-8-1500 / 2 ( known informally as the Centipede ) was the Baldwin Locomotive Works ' first serious attempt at a production road diesel locomotive.
* 1937 or earlier: Jet-injecting was known of as a type of workshop accident with diesel engines ' fuel injectors.
The suburban service became well known in the diesel era, as the steam power was replaced, first with new EMD FP7 ’ s and ALCO RS-3 ’ s, with two Fairbanks-Morse units added later.
Harry Ricardo was prominent in developing combustion chambers for diesel engines, the best known being the Ricardo Comet.
The diesel fuel injection equipment research, engineering and manufacturing business of Lucas, known in later years as Lucas Diesel Systems Ltd ( and previously CAV Ltd ) continues at all of its original world wide sites ( with the exception of those in Japan and South Carolina, USA which had closed by this time ).
Initially known as Tank, Infantry Mark III *** It used some Canadian and American mechanical parts and a GMC diesel engine.
), diesel or gasoline engines can power compressors using their own crankshaft power ( this setup known as a supercharger ), or, using their waste exhaust gas to spin a turbine connected to the compressor ( this setup known as a turbocharger ).
Many Commer vans and lorries are notable for being fitted with the Rootes TS3 engine, a two-stroke diesel three-cylinder horizontally opposed piston engine, which came to be known as the " Commer Knocker " due to the distinct noise it produced.
The British Rail Class 15 diesel locomotives, also known as the BTH Type 1, were designed by British Thomson-Houston, and built by the Yorkshire Engine Company and the Clayton Equipment Company, between 1957 and 1961.
The North British Type 1 ( later known as Class 16 ) was a type of diesel locomotive ordered under British Railways ' 1955 Modernisation Plan.
Although Continental is most well known for its engines for light aircraft, it was also contracted to produce the air-cooled V-12 AV-1790-5B gasoline engine for the U. S. Army's M47 Patton tank and the diesel AVDS-1790-2A and its derivatives for the M48, M60 Patton and Merkava main battle tanks.
** High-energy blends of gasoline and diesel with biofuels ( beyond the ethanol blends known today )
Alternatively, air-cooled Deutz diesel engines are known for reliability even in extreme heat, and are often used in situations where the engine runs unattended for months at a time.
While these changes provided better ground clearance, the RX4 was offered with 2. 0 litre petrol engine and 1. 9 dci diesel engine, both already known from Mégane.
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