Articles in Diesel Technology

Biofuels – A Biodiesel and Ethanol Primer

12 December 2010 – 22:32 |
Biofuels – A Biodiesel and Ethanol Primer

Diesels, hybrids, diesel-hybrids, electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel cells – today’s new car buyer is faced with multiple options, each claiming to be the cleanest and most efficient choice. This all notwithstanding, cars today are responsible …

The Diesel Engine

5 December 2009 – 22:19 | 2 Comments
The Diesel Engine

Invented by Rudolf Diesel in the 1890s, the diesel engine is a type of internal combustion engine that uses the heat of highly compressed air to ignite a spray of fuel introduced after the start …