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diesel engine - an internal combustion engine that uses diesel as fuel, producing harmful fumes.

 


DERV Diesel Engine Road Vehicle, but also used to describe the original form of mineral fuel used as a substitute for organic oils burned in compression ignition engines designed by Diesel.
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Biodiesel is a domestic, renewable fuel for diesel engines derived from natural oils like soybean oil. Biodiesel can be used in any concentration with petroleum based diesel fuel in existing diesel engines with little or no modification.

Early diesel engines were shown to run on peanut oil. Discoveries of vast petroleum deposits made gas and diesel cheaper than biofuels which is why they were eventually forgotten.

Heavy oil residue used as fuel for certain types of diesel engines.
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Biodiesel: A type of biofuel typically made from soybean, canola, or other vegetable oils; animal fats; or recycled grease. Biodiesel can be blended with regular diesel fuel and used in most diesel engines.

Particulates - very small particles of debris found in some of the air pollution - are one of the main causes of health problems. In towns and cities, these are released mainly by diesel engines from cars and trucks.

The US EPA estimates that a proposed set of changes in diesel engine technology (Tier 2) standards could result in 12,000 fewer premature mortalities, 15,000 fewer heart attacks, 6,000 fewer emergency room visits by children with asthma, and 8, ...

See also: Diesel, Oil, Air, Environment, Fuel

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