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For more information on the new emissions standards for what the EPA refers to as “new nonroad spark-ignition engines, equipment, and vessels”—a category that includes mowers and tractors—visit this EPA page.
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For more information on the new emissions standards for what the EPA refers to as “new nonroad spark-ignition engines, equipment, and vessels” — a category that includes mowers and tractors — visit this EPA page.
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With the diesel and the spark-ignition engine, small mobile power units can be used to bring power to places far removed from fixed power sources.
Energy and Society~ Chapter 5~ Steam~ Key to the Industrial Revolution 2009
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Just to compare, no spark-ignition ICE motorcycle gets mileage that good except a Vespa, which is no more than a scooter.
OpEdNews - Diary: A Little Bit Of History: In The Days Of Cholera 2009
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In an advance that could help curb global demand for oil, MIT researchers have demonstrated how ordinary spark-ignition automobile engines can, under certain driving conditions, move into a spark-free operating mode that is more fuel-efficient and just as clean.
July 23rd, 2007 2007
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The diesel has taken over many of the jobs previously performed by electricity, steam, and spark-ignition engines.
Energy and Society~ Chapter 5~ Steam~ Key to the Industrial Revolution 2009
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Environmental Protection Agency recently updated its regulations for emissions from "small spark-ignition engines"—that is, your lawn mower or tractor and other outdoor power equipment.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently updated its regulations for emissions from "small spark-ignition engines" — that is, your lawn mower or tractor and other outdoor power equipment.
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On the basis of Mukunda and others (1993), lubricating oil requirements are assumed to be 1.36 grams a kilowatt-hour for dual-fuel engines; for spark-ignition engines the same value is assumed, and half this rate is assumed for conventional diesel engines; microturbines require no lubricating oil.
Chapter 10 2000
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The spark-ignition engine is assumed to be an industrial gas engine, for which the capital cost is typically twice that of a diesel (McKeon, 1998).
Chapter 10 2000
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