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 ...

For hundreds of years of human history, the invention that has defined our ability to travel, explore, and expand our boundaries has been the combustion engine. This hallmark of mechanical development ...

Commonly used in trucks and heavy machinery, the diesel engine is one of the most important engines created. Developed in the late 1890s by German engineer Rudolf Diesel, the diesel engine came from ...