dieselize
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To dieselize is to convert an engine, vehicle, or system from another fuel source (typically gasoline or steam) to diesel power.
The term appears mainly in transportation contexts: The railroad dieselized its fleet in the 1950s.
Dieselization often implies modernization, as diesel engines offered efficiency gains over steam locomotives.
conversion
Update existing equipment
- engineMachine producing motion
- fuelEnergy source material
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- compressionForcing into smaller space
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retrofit
Update existing equipment
- engineMachine producing motion
- fuelEnergy source material
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
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