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 ...

NYK will install a variable compression ratio system (VCR system) on two large LNG-fueled coal carriers to be built at Oshima Shipbuilding. The vessels are scheduled to be delivered by the end of 2025 ...

In its purest form, an engine is nothing more than an air pump; it takes in air and then returns it, although in a slightly modified form. Maximizing an engine's ability to process air will also ...

Engine cylinders can misfire due to problems with the ignition system, the fuel system, air and compression, or sensors and ...

Compressed air isn’t really a practical form of energy storage for headline uses like transport or heating, but it’s a fun thing to tinker with at the small scale. [Tom Stanton] is plenty experienced ...

Diesel aircraft engines promise lower fuel burn and cheaper operating costs at a time when every gallon and every kilogram ...

Dim’s fascination with cars began when he was just six. Born into a family of car enthusiasts and racing drivers, he started learning basic mechanics and driving from an early age. While he loves ...

Theoretical tests say that this beast of an engine should be capable of hypersonic flight over Mach 5+ (3,836 mph / 6,174 km/h), at considerably higher efficiency than other detonation engines – and ...

Atlas Copco has launched a new addition to its portable air compressors DrillAir family: the X-Air⁺ 750-25. The portable air compressor serves as a compact solution for medium-depth drilling, by being ...

Widespread damage occurred in the hot sections of a KLM Boeing 747 that encountered volcanic ash from Alaska’s Mount Redoubt in December 1989. Credit: Thomas J. Casadevall/U.S. Geological Survey A ...