Diesel engines cannot work without oxygen, so how do diesel submarines operate when they're underwater? Their propulsion ...

What makes a diesel engine different to a regular gas engine, and is one better than the other?

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 ...

Scientists are exploring a surprisingly simple way to clean up diesel engines: adding tiny droplets of water to the fuel. During combustion, the water rapidly vaporizes, triggering micro-explosions ...

Have you ever wondered how fuel gets from the tank of a car to its engine? Well, for a diesel engine, it all starts with the lift pump, which is a low-pressure pump that draws the fuel up and out of ...

Internal combustion engine blowby, whether gasoline or diesel, occurs when part of the compressed mixture of air and fuel leaks past the piston rings during the compression or power strokes of a ...

The death knell has been ringing for diesel engines over the last decade, primarily because of their environmental impact. But some still swear by diesels for their abundant torque, efficiency, and ...