How Efficient are Engines: Thermodynamics and Combustion Efficiency

How efficient are engines? Combustion engines are stupefyingly inefficient. Most diesel engines do not even have a thermal efficiency of 50%. And, gasoline-powered vehicles are even more inefficient, considerably.

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Engine Thermal Efficiency - an overview

Thermal Efficiency of Heat Engines - Examples

Car Engine Thermodynamics #4 – Combustion - LEFT LANE BRAIN

Thermal Efficiency for Otto Cycle, Equation

Heat Engine - Definition, Heat Engine Efficiency, Carnot Engine

What is the current thermal efficiency or total efficiency for the current gasoline engines? - Quora

The scope for improving the efficiency and environmental impact of internal combustion engines - ScienceDirect

Engine Efficiency

Engineers find new ways to improve efficiency of gas engines: Engineering Explained

e-POWER's internal combustion engine achieves 50% thermal efficiency, Innovation

Technical research on improving engine thermal efficiency - Hongyu Mu, Yinyan Wang, Chuanlei Yang, Hong Teng, Xingtian Zhao, Hongquan Lu, Dechun Wang, Shiyang Hao, Xiaolong Zhang, Yan Jin, 2022