German researchers and an electromobility company create a test facility that mimics realistic driving conditions and includes a digital twin. Automakers need test-bench technology that is fast, ...

Spark plugs can only ignite the fuel at one end of the chamber. A laser ignites the fuel in the middle of the chamber instead, burning more of the fuel and improving combustion efficiency by 27 per ...

Because of the rising costs of engine tests, bench testing is a necessity in engine oil development. Which bench test to use remains a problem. Recently, we have reported on the use of electrical ...

In 2019, we took a look at an interesting new advanced ignition system from Transient Plasma Systems. It replaces the conventional spark plugs in a vehicle’s engine with an ignition module that uses ...

China has successfully performed the first in-orbit ignition test in the Mengtian space lab module's combustion cabinet, according to the Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization (CSU) ...