Rudolf Diesel in 1892 received a patent for a compression ignition reciprocating engine. However, his original design, which used coal dust as fuel, did not work as planned. To put things in context – ...

Every litre of petrol, diesel and jet fuel begins in a tall tower inside an oil refinery. The video shows how crude oil is heated, rises as vapor and separates by boiling point — from bottled gas at ...

Explore physical distillation techniques used in petroleum analysis, including atmospheric, vacuum, and crude oil ...