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Weichai unveils diesel engine with 53.09% thermal efficiency


Achievement marks fourth time company has broken thermal efficiency record

Since that time, Weichai Power’s research team worked to further refine combustion, air intake, fuel delivery and friction reduction, successfully advancing high-expansion combustion, mixed-flow pressurization, high-efficiency fuel injection and low-resistance friction-reducing technologies, the company stated. Both organizations issued product testing reports and certificates to Weichai Power confirming the company had achieved a new world record in diesel engine thermal efficiency. Weichai Power unveiled its latest achievement at the 2024 World Congress on Internal Combustion Engines in Tianjin, China.

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