This is
achieved by the combustion of solid, liquid or gaseous propellant, containing oxidiser and a fuel, within a combustion chamber at high pressure.
Not exact matches
To reach hypersonic speeds, current systems will need to be replaced
by what engineers call «air - breathing» systems, which could be
achieved by scramjets (also called «supersonic -
combustion ramjets»).
In order to
achieve cost parity with an internal -
combustion engine, battery costs would have to be cut
by more than two - thirds and fuel costs would have to more than double today's level.
@Paulster2 Theoretically
by igniting the fuel sooner a higher
combustion chamber pressure can be
achieved at the moment of the power stroke.
The turbocharged unit continues to use pre-chamber ignition, whereby a small amount of fuel is ignited before the main engine chamber in order to
achieve more uniform
combustion, but Renault is yet to adopt the split turbo setup pioneered
by rival Mercedes.
Stable
combustion is
achieved by using less fuel than conventional direct injection engines which have an air - fuel ratio of 40:1.
This has been
achieved within the new Auris petrol engine range through the use of high, 11.5:1 compression ratios, Valvematic, the refinement of intake port and
combustion chamber design and piston cooling
by oil jet.
This is accomplished
by achieving rapid
combustion due to higher tumble air flow.
By precisely controlling fuel injection and improving the exhaust valve's opening and closing mechanism, the SKYACTIV - D diesel engine has
achieved breakthroughs to resolve longstanding issues encountered in low compression ratio engines, such as poor start capability and lower
combustion stability when the engine is cold.
The use of AVCS contributes to higher power output, while fuel economy is also
achieved by improving
combustion efficiency through the optimized timing of valve openings and closings.
It does this
by improving
combustion and engine management and
achieves improvements of around 10 % in economy and power and 15 % on emissions.
Nissan is committed to a holistic approach to
achieving zero - emission mobility
by making internal
combustion engines more efficient and putting more advanced technologies into our electric vehicles.
A time came when we learned to make machines and
achieved great advances
by enjoying the leverage that comes when an internal
combustion engine does the pushing rather than our legs.
And although such constraints are not directly connected to climate change driven
by profligate
combustion of fossil fuels, what humans
achieve is a combination of genetic and environmental limitations.
Using a 20 - year GWP for methane, the 50 % goal would
achieve reductions of over 2,300 MTCO2e (the equivalent of India and the EU's combined CO2 emissions from coal
combustion in 2012) and the 75 % goal would reduce emissions
by around 3,400 MTCO2e (nearly as much as all CO2 emissions from coal
combustion from OECD countries in 2012).
To
achieve climate stabilization in the longer term, policies are needed to address
combustion emissions through carbon capture and storage or
by other means.
Hybrid - electric trucks
achieve increased fuel efficiency
by combining a conventional internal
combustion engine with an electric motor, batteries, and braking - energy capture (known as regenerative braking).