Engineer works to clean and improve engine performance
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 - 15:07
in Physics & Chemistry
The five engines in Song-Charng Kong's Iowa State University laboratory have come a long way since Karl Benz patented a two-stroke internal combustion engine in 1879. There are fuel injectors and turbochargers and electrical controls. There's more horsepower, better efficiency, cleaner burning and greater reliability.