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Stories about: internal combustion

How Turbochargers Work A turbocharger is a force-induced system used to enhance the mass of air entering the combustion chamber of a typical internal combustion engine. Basically, a turbocharger is a compressor that, by forcing more air into the cylinder, enables an increase in the amount of used fuel, so that more explosion power is gener... 12 July 2008 06:22 GMT How Hydraulic Hybrids Work Fossil fuel reserves, petrol in special, are becoming increasingly scarce around the world with rapid economical development of poor countries, which greatly influences petrol prices in areas all over the world. Not only that, but burning fossil fuel increases the pollution of the planet, thus accelerating the climat... 29 May 2008 08:44 GMT How do Jet Engines Work? Unlike traditional internal combustion engines which equip the vast majority of cars on the world's streets today, engines that convert the energy of burning fuel into direct mechanic work, jet engines generate thrust by discharging the force a fast flowing jet of fluid produces, in accordance with Newton's... 17 January 2008 06:41 GMT