October 3, 2005 It has been a sudden realisation - the world is running out of oil and the laws of supply and demand are set to make petrol prohibitively expensive in the very near future. Sonex ...

A gasoline piston engine that can dynamically change its compression ratio —that is, the amount by which the piston squeezes the fuel-air mixture in the cylinder—has long been a holy grail of engine ...

Any diesel-engine manufacturer that confidently claims it produces an oil-burner with the “world’s lowest compression ratio,” will no doubt draw the immediate attention of inquisitive enthusiasts, ...

Red Bull Powertrains' Ben Hodgkinson is confident of having a fully legal engine in 2026, amidst speculation regarding ...

Low- And High-Compression Fuel Economy Engines: The Techniques Are About The Same, But The Approach To Each Is Somewhat Different. A.Most stock cylinder heads have factory-cut undercuts of the type ...

While the fashion in high-tech automotive developments might lean towards hybrids and electric vehicles at the moment, there’s still plenty of scope to improve the good old internal combustion engine ...

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

Compression in a diesel engine is essential for effective and efficient performance. And when compression is lacking, damage can result. That is why it’s imperative to know whether your engine’s ...

Ali Solouk received an SAE International best presentation and dean’s outstanding research scholar awards for his research on integrating high efficiency engines with electrified powertrain technology ...

Turbocharging has mostly not lived up to its billing of being the savior of internal-combustion engine technology. Earlier this decade, facing increasing fuel economy requirements, automakers rushed ...

SAE Transactions, Vol. 110, Section 3: JOURNAL OF ENGINES (2001), pp. 1234-1252 (19 pages) Using methanol as a fuel, this study examines the chemical-kinetics mechanism responsible for the enhancement ...

As we near the end of the road for internal-combustion engines, manufacturers are spending big money to eke out small gains in fuel economy. The latest miracle is Nissan’s VC-T engine, the first ...