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

SAE Transactions, Vol. 102, Section 3: JOURNAL OF ENGINES (1993), pp. 549-560 (12 pages) A new design of a self-cleaning diesel particulate trap is discussed herein. Past research at Northeastern ...

Modern internal combustion engines — including those that run on diesel fuel — require a lot of special parts and systems to prevent dumping excess emissions into the atmosphere. Not only are those ...

As we begin the last article in this series on the basics of the internal combustion engine, let's stop to review what we've covered during the last five articles. We began last May by detailIing the ...

When pulling up to the pump, most of us know automatically whether to select gas or diesel. After all, it's a decision that's made for you by your vehicle. But have you ever wondered what makes the ...

You own a diesel-powered vehicle and are thinking of giving it a tuneup. But does your diesel even have spark plugs to change? The short answer is no, diesel engines do not have spark plugs. Instead, ...