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 "Diesel engines can be either four-stroke (used in some automobiles and trucks) or two-stroke (used in trains and large ships). diesel engines get more energy from their lower-cost fuel, and produce less carbon dioxide than gasoline engines, but their particulate emissions are greater than those from gasoline engines.
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning The first machine to cool air was the refrigerator, invented by French engineer Ferdinand Carre (1824-1900). It was based on two physical principles: as a gases expands, its temperature falls; and heat travels from warmer to cooler material."- The New York Times, The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge: A Desk Reference for the Curious Mind (Get the book.) "No spark plug is needed, but air must be much more compressed than in a gasoline engine. diesel engines can be either four-stroke (used in some automobiles and trucks) or two-stroke (used in trains and large ships). diesel engines get more energy from their lower-cost fuel, and produce less carbon dioxide than gasoline engines, but their particulate emissions are greater than those from gasoline engines. Refrigeration and Air Conditioning The first machine to cool air was the refrigerator, invented by French engineer Ferdinand Carre (1824-1900)." - The New York Times, The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge: A Desk Reference for the Curious Mind (Get the book.) "In 1892 the French-German engineer Rudolf Diesel (1858-1913) patented an engine in which the compression of air creates a temperature high enough to ignite less volatile oils than gasoline; some diesel engines, for example, run on cooking oil. No spark plug is needed, but air must be much more compressed than in a gasoline engine. diesel engines can be either four-stroke (used in some automobiles and trucks) or two-stroke (used in trains and large ships)." - The New York Times, The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge: A Desk Reference for the Curious Mind (Get the book.) |
 "If an OEM is sitting back on developing diesel engines, he won't be in too much trouble. But with hybrids, it's becoming more and more sophisticated. You just can't turn it on. If you don't make the system now, as Toyota continues to make hybrids much cheaper and in greater numbers, the others won't be able to catch up."14
German thinks that hybrids could reach 50 to 70 percent of the market in ten years. "I live in Detroit," he added. "I don't want to see the Big Three go out of business. But that's a possibility."
"But most of all you feel it with the employees," said Wright."- David Steinman, Safe Trip to Eden: Ten Steps to Save Planet Earth from the Global Warming Meltdown (Get the book.) "Measures-taken by the printer included switching over to aerodynamic trucks, implementing anti-idling technology, and installing small diesel engines that heat and cool the cab of the truck so drivers do not have to keep the entire truck running while parked. The smaller engines consume just one pint of fuel per hour, which is one-eighth as much as the entire gallon used by an average truck engine. Using an EPA formula, Quad/Graphics calculates it reduced carbon dioxide emissions by 9,614 tons via SmartWay-recommended techniques in 2004 alone." - David Steinman, Safe Trip to Eden: Ten Steps to Save Planet Earth from the Global Warming Meltdown (Get the book.) |
 "By using a combination of modular solar panels, wind microturbines, batteries, and plug-ins for fuel cells and biofuel-friendly diesel engines, the MPS can generate a constant 150 kilowatts. It can operate both off-grid and in parallel with grid power, is rugged enough to be dropped via parachute, and requires so little maintenance, SkyBuilt says, that one of their solar/wind units has been operating for a year continuously without being touched."- Alex Steffen, Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century (Get the book.) "Biodiesel can be used as a direct substitute for petroleum diesel, either in blends, or neat (called B100). diesel engines require no modifications to run on biodiesel. A diesel engine running biodiesel is efficient and clean. Co-ops, producers, and distributors around the nation sell high-quality biodiesel for anywhere from $2.50 to $3.90 per gallon. Straight vegetable oil (SVO) can be used as a fuel substitute in a diesel engine. Unlike biodiesel, SVO is not processed and transformed before use." - Alex Steffen, Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century (Get the book.) "Many auto companies are working on short-term solutions: high-profile hybrids (quickly becoming Hollywood's trendy new accessory); more efficient gasoline engines; cleaner-burning diesel engines; and biofuels and synthetic fuels to substitute for petroleum. Right now, our choices matter more than ever—every time we go to the showroom and drive a hybrid instead of an SUV off the lot, we send a message to automakers to keep the new solutions coming. The long-term solution is likely electric, whether the electricity is provided by a super-efficient battery or by a hydrogen fuel cell." - Alex Steffen, Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century (Get the book.) |
 "Particles from diesel engines have been rated as the most hazardous pollutant in an entire arsenal of pollutants, simply on the basis of tonnage emitted. Nobody is exempt. People in urban areas are subjected to heavy traffic and industrial pollution. Farmers who don't have to contend with heavy traffic nevertheless work amid clouds of soil dust, chemical vapors, fertilizer, and flour and grain dust. Industrial processes, mining, road construction, and any number of other modern activities contribute to the problem."- Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.) |
| "Steam turbines replaced most reciprocating steam engines in the first half of the 20th century, but later in the century the steam turbine was often replaced by diesel engines.
Flight Although Leonardo da Vinci and others designed various forms of flying machines with wings that flapped or rotating propellers, the first actual flight by humans came in balloons. Both hot air and hydrogen balloons were introduced in 1783, the former by the Montgolfier brothers (Joseph-Michel, 1740-1810; and Jacques-Eti-enne, 1745-99) and the latter by French scientist Jacques Charles (1746-1823)." - The New York Times, The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge: A Desk Reference for the Curious Mind (Get the book.) |
 "George Washington Carver experimented with peanut oil in diesel engines, but until recently there was little exploration of biofuels for diesel engines, mostly because petroleum-based fuels were so cheap, and refiners could sell one of their byproducts as diesel fuel. But shifting economic and environmental realities since the 1970s have spurred interest in biodiesel research, and today biodiesel is being produced from many different "feedstocks," most prominently rapeseed (canola, used widely in Europe), sunflower, soybean (the favorite in the United States), and palm oils."- Sandor Ellix Katz, The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved (Get the book.) |
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