diesel engine
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdieselandengine
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diesel
noun
uk/ˈdiː.zəl/us/ˈdiː.zəl/
a type of heavy oil used ...
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engine
noun[C]
uk/ˈen.dʒɪn/us/ˈen.dʒɪn/
a machine that uses the energy from liquid fuel or steam to ...
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It is thedieselenginewhich the fishermen need so badly at the present time, and want to put into quite good available hulls.
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Projects under way cover lorry noise and vibration,dieselengineemissions, vehicle suspension, spray suppression, sideguards, front under-run bumpers, braking performance and enforcement techniques.
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There may be catalysts within five to 10 years which will be able to remove or reduce nitrogen oxide emissions from adieselengine.
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Fifthly, we should be doing more in transport by encouraging research into more efficient internal combustion engines and into thedieselengine.
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Instead of that, he is compelled to go on driving a cleandieselengine, looking just as he did 30 years ago.
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Although considerably smaller than aerospace or automotive product development programs,dieselengine design nonetheless exhibits many of the challenges associated with large-scale engineering projects.
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This is definitely the case for thedieselenginedesign company that provided the main case study for this paper.
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A model for the oil and cooling system of adieselenginedemonstrated the utility of confidence-based analysis in supporting design teams.
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Externalizing tacit overview knowledge applied in numerous companies, including thedieselenginecompany observed during our case studies.
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One characteristic of a gasoline engine is that it consumes 2 fuel units, against 4 fuel units for thedieselengine.
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Third,dieselenginetechnology is relatively mature, and many risks are well understood based on experience from previous projects.
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The applicability of confidence-based design models in providing overview, as well as their shortcomings, will be demonstrated through the example of adieselenginedesign process.
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By contrast, most fine particulates in cities at or close to sea level, wheredieselenginecombustion is much more efficient, can be traced to industry.
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And he should fit a turbo to thedieselengine.
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I am inclined to think that, as an economic matter, electrification is better than the use of thedieselengineon suitable heavily-used main lines.
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Thedieselenginewas at that time beginning to come into large-scale use.
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A short time ago, entirely owing to lack of maintenance, adieselenginecaught fire.
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Everyone is still thinking along the lines of the steam locomotive or, at the most, of going on to thedieselengine.
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It should be remembered, however, that thedieselenginewas developed entirely for a submarine.
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I do not think anybody would question that thedieselengineis more efficient than the ordinary petrol engine.
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So, overall, adieselenginewill not have the same deleterious effect on the environment and on global warming as a petrol engine.
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We know that the life of thedieselengineis comparatively short compared with that of an electric locomotive.
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Adieselenginehas many advantages over the steam locomotive, especially when stand-by losses are considered.
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A properly tuned marinedieselenginesuch as we had in the submarine service can be adjusted constantly in each cylinder while it is running.
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