The film discusses various types of engines that utilize heat energy for operation. It explains steam engines, which are reciprocating external combustion engines, and compares them to internal ...

Previous studies have shown that increase compression ratio (CR) is an effective way to improve thermal efficiency of gasoline engine without changing the mechanical structure and working cycle, ...

With all the recent emphasis on electric vehicles, we often overlook the technology that still powers most cars on the road today. The internal combustion engine (ICE) has been at the heart of the ...

Automotive engineers have invested countless billions trying to improve upon the humble internal combustion engine, but not all those efforts have translated well. In fact, sometimes, things got weird ...

NOTE: With this issue of HOT ROD, your Shop Series begins a slightly different and more comprehensive approach to the discussion of engine and vehicle basics. In the coming months, you'll find a frank ...

Electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids are in the headlines at the moment, but the traditional internal combustion engine isn’t about to burn its last, writes Farah Alkhalisi. We talk to four ...

Conventional wisdom suggests that our faithful internal combustion (IC) engines are heading the way of the buggy whip. The lithium-ion battery has arrived, emissions standards are tightening, and ...

How hard could it to be to build a two-stroke internal combustion engine (ICE) from scratch? This is a challenge that [Camden Bowen] gladly set for himself, while foregoing such obvious wastes of time ...

The deceptively relaxed drone of the flat-six Porsche 962 at Le Mans, the warble and chatter of the Audi Quattro’s turbocharged in-line five in the forests, and the 17,000rpm scream of a Ferrari 412 ...