The air flow pattern inside the cylinders of a diesel engine has a fundamental effect on mixture formation. The factors that influence air f...

1.   Biodiesel: Biodiesel is fatty acid esters which are created through cracking of vegetable oils or greases and then converted with metha...

 Diesel is obtained by graduated distillation of crude oil. The boiling point range of diesel fuel can vary from 180⁰C to 370℃ depending on ...

 The shape of a combustion chamber helps in determining the quality of combustion and therefore the performance and exhaust characteristics ...

 In 1922, Robert Bosch embarked on a journey to develop accessories required for a diesel engine (fuel injection pumps and nozzles). These p...

In 1897, Rudolf Diesel created a working prototype of a compression ignition engine in collaboration with Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg ...

The term 'Knock' refers to abnormal combustion in SI engines. This occurs due to spontaneous ignition of the air-fuel mixture inside...