A diesel engine is simultaneously incredibly simple and incredibly violent, using compression as a means of ignition. This is because of the properties of diesel fuel: Namely, diesel is less volatile ...

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Engineers are struggling to make the combustion engine run purely on hydrogen, but scientists believe there is an easier way. Engineers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney have ...

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Heat is a byproduct of combustion. Both air-cooled and water-cooled engines need to dissipate that heat to keep the engine from running too hot. Can piston rings play a role in managing that heat?