• The diesel engine, named after the German engineer Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of diesel fuel is caused by the elevated...
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  • Diesel engine runaway is an occurrence in diesel engines, in which the engine draws excessive fuel from an unintended source and overspeeds at higher...
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  • has produced diesel engines since the 1970s. Engines that are currently produced [when?] are listed in the article below, while engines no longer in production...
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    provide. The diesel engine is a technical refinement of the 1876 Otto-cycle engine. Where Otto had realized in 1861 that the efficiency of the engine could be...
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    The Oldsmobile Diesel engine is a series of V6 and V8 diesel engines produced by General Motors from 1978 to 1985. Their design was based on the Olds...
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    A two-stroke diesel engine is a diesel engine that uses compression ignition in a two-stroke combustion cycle. It was invented by Hugo Güldner in 1899...
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    A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the power source is a diesel engine. Several types of diesel locomotives have been developed...
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  • engine family F – Normal cylinder head DOHC T – Turbocharged V – D-4D diesel common rail direct injection The use of "G" to denote twin cam engines was...
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    Stroke, also known as Powerstroke, is the name used by a family of diesel engines for trucks produced by Ford Motor Company and Navistar International...
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    The aircraft diesel engine or aero diesel is a diesel-powered aircraft engine. They were used in airships and tried in aircraft in the late 1920s and 1930s...
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    Detroit Diesel Series 71 is a two-stroke diesel engine series, available in both inline and V configurations, manufactured by Detroit Diesel. The number...
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  • General Motors joint venture, established in 1996, in manufacturing diesel engines with turbo and common rail direct injection technology. Most of the...
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    Diesel exhaust is the exhaust gas produced by a diesel engine, plus any contained particulates. Its composition may vary with the fuel type, rate of consumption...
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    The General Motors–Detroit Diesel V8 engine is a series of diesel V8 engines first introduced by General Motors for their C/K pickup trucks in 1982. Developed...
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    term turbo-diesel, also written as turbodiesel and turbo diesel, refers to any diesel engine equipped with a turbocharger. As with other engine types, turbocharging...
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    Electro-Motive Diesel (abbreviated EMD) is a brand of diesel-electric locomotives, locomotive products and diesel engines for the rail industry. Formerly...
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  • Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC) is an American diesel engine manufacturer headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. It is a subsidiary of Daimler Truck North...
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  • Wankel Diesel engine describes the idea of using the Diesel principle in a Wankel rotary engine. Several attempts to build such an engine have been made...
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    Mazda has a long history of building its own diesel engines, with the exception of a few units that were built under license. PN - 1.7 L (1,720 cc) - Used...
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    and mechanical engineer who invented the Diesel engine, which burns Diesel fuel; both are named after him. Diesel was born on 18 March 1858 at 38 Rue...
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  • electronic control system (= CR-ECS) The J-series direct injection diesel engine was introduced in 1985, in 2.5 or 2.8 liter displacements. Initially...
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    Diesel fuel, also called diesel oil, heavy oil (historically) or simply diesel, is any liquid fuel specifically designed for use in a diesel engine, a...
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    two-stroke engines are common in handheld outdoor power tools including leaf blowers, chainsaws, and string trimmers. Two-stroke diesel engines are found...
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    engines use spark ignition, unlike diesel engines which run on diesel fuel and typically use compression ignition. Another key difference to diesel engines...
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    the combination of two existing diesel engine technologies: Direct injection— where a fuel injector sprays the diesel fuel directly into the main combustion...
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    A diesel–electric transmission, or diesel–electric powertrain, is a transmission system powered by diesel engines for vehicles in road, rail, and marine...
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  • engines appear in the books. The diesel engines are mentioned in the companion books: Sigrid of Arlesdale, Blister I and Blister II. Various engines from...
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    The Duramax V8 engine is a family of 6.6-liter diesel V8 engines produced by DMAX, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors in Moraine, Ohio. The Duramax...
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  • compression Diesel fuel, a liquid fuel used in diesel engines Diesel locomotive, a railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine Diesel (band)...
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    Series is a family of diesel engines produced by American manufacturer Cummins. In production since 1984, the B series engine family is intended for...
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