It's standard for older diesel engines to emit black smoke under full load, which occurs during "turbo lag." As the diesel engine waits for the turbo to spool, the machine will blow thicker black ...

Particulate air pollution from incomplete combustion is affecting climate over East Asia more than carbon dioxide and cause premature deaths of over half a million annually in China alone, yet its ...

Firefighters tend to focus on visible fire (like a moth to a candle). Smoke is toxic and makes it hard to see, but does not present much of a threat to a firefighter wearing protective clothing and ...

[Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series taking a look at combustion analysis.] In general when performing a combustion analysis, the service tech needs to look at three things: safety, ...