There’s a large slice of human philosophy predicated on the maxim that if the fundamentals are sound, don’t fiddle around with them – a line of thought given voice in a myriad of different sayings, ...

Dimpled pistons might sound strange, but some say they could be the future for diesel power. We've looked at the arguments ...

The Ferrum piston is a diesel engine piston developed at Elko over the last 20 years. Its main features are a cross head design with a cast iron crown. The paper explains the detail of the design and ...

LEMONT - Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have joined forces with Caterpillar Inc. to develop a potential new piston design for heavy-duty diesel engines.

LEMONT, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Heavy-duty diesel engines still power most large vehicles used in the construction, mining and transportation industries in the United States. Engineers are working to ...

In developing high speed swirl supported direct injection diesel engines it has been a general experience that different engine results (performance, smoke and emission) may be obtained when using ...

Free piston engines could achieve efficiencies of 50% which is almost double a regular gas combustion engine. However, new super efficient diesel engines could be even better, plus diesels would be ...

Developing new engines that perform better, weigh less, use less fuel, and meet stringent emissions standards is the primary goal of most engineers and automotive corporations. Companies continually ...