NAVY DIESEL-ENGINE RESEARCH

HERE are some of the highlights of the wartime testing and development work done on various diesel engines by the U. S. Naval Engineering Experiment Station at Annapolis, Md.

The author suggests that future development work on diesels be directed toward improving efficiencies, reducing noise, and increasing specific power-without sacrifice in reliability, of course.

The statements and opinions expressed are those of the author and not necessarily of the Navy Department.