adiabatic engine

[¦ad·ē·ə¦bad·ik ′en·jən]

(mechanical engineering)

A heat engine or thermodynamic system in which there is no gain or loss of heat.

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[3.] Kamo, R., Bryzik, W., and Glance, P., "Adiabatic Engine Trends-Worldwide," SAE Technical Paper 870018, 1987, https://doi.org/10.4271/870018.

Reduced Convective Combustion Chamber Wall Heat Transfer Losses of Hydrogen-Fueled Engines by Vortex-Stratified Combustion - Part 2: Numerical Analyses

Solaroli claims to hold a breakthrough patent on a "pseudo adiabatic engine" that is more than twice as efficient as conventional engine technology.

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"The company was started at a time when there was a great deal of hype surrounding ceramics, when designers were dreaming of the adiabatic engine running at a very high temperature that would cause the oil to break down," says Klatt.

Ceramics build better bearings

An adiabatic engine, by definition, is an engine in which no heat is added or subtracted during a thermodynamic cycle.

Tribology and mechanical systems

This also suggests the direction of further development of an optimally adiabatic engine (compared to previous all-ceramic combustion systems) having the potential for additional thermal efficiency improvement.

A New Piston Insulation Concept for Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines to Reduce Heat Loss from the Wall

and Kamo, R., "TACOM/Cummins Adiabatic Engine Program," SAE Technical Paper 830314, 1983, doi: 10.4271/830314.

Reduction of Heat Loss and Improvement of Thermal Efficiency by Application of "Temperature Swing" Insulation to Direct-Injection Diesel Engines