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Mon, 07 May 2012 17:23:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The “Drivers” Behind Diesel’s Growing Popularity http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/2012/05/01/diesel-popularity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=diesel-popularity http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/2012/05/01/diesel-popularity/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 16:07:51 +0000 admin http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/?p=740 http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/2012/05/01/diesel-popularity/feed/ 2 Cylinder Cooling for Improved Durability of an OP2S Engine http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/2012/04/19/cylinder-cooling/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cylinder-cooling http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/2012/04/19/cylinder-cooling/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:29:02 +0000 admin http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/?p=822 http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/2012/04/19/cylinder-cooling/feed/ 0 Stroke-to-Bore Ratio: A Key to Engine Efficiency http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/2012/04/06/stroke-to-bore/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stroke-to-bore http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/2012/04/06/stroke-to-bore/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:41:58 +0000 admin http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/?p=787 http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/2012/04/06/stroke-to-bore/feed/ 0 Low Emissions and Rapid Catalyst Light Off of an OP2S Engine http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/2012/03/21/catalyst-light-off/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=catalyst-light-off http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/2012/03/21/catalyst-light-off/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:43:15 +0000 admin http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/?p=659 http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/2012/03/21/catalyst-light-off/feed/ 2 Oil Consumption Measurements for a Modern OP2S Engine http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/2012/03/07/oil-consumption/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oil-consumption http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/2012/03/07/oil-consumption/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:30:59 +0000 admin http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/?p=603 http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/2012/03/07/oil-consumption/feed/ 2 It Started with a Good Idea. . . http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/2012/02/23/a-good-idea/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-good-idea http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/2012/02/23/a-good-idea/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:15:55 +0000 admin http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/?p=516 http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/2012/02/23/a-good-idea/feed/ 4 Reducing Fuel Consumption in Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/2012/02/07/reducing-fuel-consumption/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=reducing-fuel-consumption http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/2012/02/07/reducing-fuel-consumption/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:34:49 +0000 admin http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/?p=466 http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/2012/02/07/reducing-fuel-consumption/feed/ 2 Heavy-Duty Truck Fuel Efficiency and GHG Emissions Standards http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/2012/01/19/heavy-duty-truck-standards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=heavy-duty-truck-standards http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/2012/01/19/heavy-duty-truck-standards/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:12:43 +0000 admin http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/?p=389 http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/2012/01/19/heavy-duty-truck-standards/feed/ 4 U.S. Energy Boom http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/2012/01/05/u-s-energy-boom/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=u-s-energy-boom http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/2012/01/05/u-s-energy-boom/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:42:08 +0000 admin http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/?p=352 http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/2012/01/05/u-s-energy-boom/feed/ 1 A Historical Look at Opposed-Piston Engines http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/2011/12/21/opposed-piston-engine-history/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opposed-piston-engine-history http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/2011/12/21/opposed-piston-engine-history/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:22:46 +0000 admin http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/?p=240 http://www.achatespower.com/diesel-engine-blog/2011/12/21/opposed-piston-engine-history/feed/ 2