Compression ignition basically is the term that is used for describing the manner in which diesel engines function. It happens when intake air—which often is combined with recirculating exhaust gas—is ...

A.Here's a pressure-volume diagram for a combustion engine. Although rough, it is an approximation of the so-called air-standard cycle. '' Point (a) is at atmospheric pressure, after which the air is ...

HCCI combines the benefits of gasoline and diesel engines without their drawbacks, achieving diesel-like efficiency while ...

Mazda has revealed that it will introduce a new gas engine that uses compression ignition as part of its long-term tech development dubbed "Sustainable Zoom-Zoom 2030." Called Skyactiv-X, the new mill ...

Car manufacturers are delving deep into their boxes of tricks to make internal combustion engines more efficient. Infiniti unveiled a variable compression ratio engine last year, and hybrid technology ...

Mazda has detailed the next-generation of its SkyActiv engine family, which will feature innovative compression ignition technology. While the new SkyActiv engine is still under development, Mazda ...

Most pickup trucks sold today have internal combustion engines. Passenger vehicles are powered by two main types of engines: compression, aka diesel, and spark ignition, aka gasoline. Besides the type ...

Mazda is using diesel engine technology to save the gasoline engine, just as everyone else is trying to find the alternative fuel that will beat more stringent emissions standards around the world.

Mazda's powertrain team has brewed up a fancy new engine that, like a diesel, uses compression to activate the combustion process. In a press release on the new tech, Mazda tells us just how ...

You own a diesel-powered vehicle and are thinking of giving it a tuneup. But does your diesel even have spark plugs to change? The short answer is no, diesel engines do not have spark plugs. Instead, ...

Diesel’s on the outs in Europe, and EVs aren’t ready for prime time. Skyactiv-X seems, at this juncture, a hedge bet against both aspects. EV infrastructure lags massively behind our petroleum ...