So it was time again to add a little Diesel Exhaust Fluid, also known as AdBlue, to the gas tank of my car. So I stood there in the cold winter temperatures, freezing my, you name it off, and just wished that it would add quicker! Inevitably, one thought popped into my headed: “Why, oh why on earth am I doing this anyways?!” This episode is the final product of my investigations…
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Wikipedia entries on Diesel and Diesel engines
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_fuel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_engine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_exhaust
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combustion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adiabatic_process
Wikipedia entry about Autoignition and the Adiabatic process
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoignition_temperature
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adiabatic_process
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-compression-temperature-of-Diesel-engine
Wikipedia entries on AdBlue
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/AUS_32
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_exhaust_fluid
About Urea
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urea
About ammonia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonia
About Eutectic System
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eutectic_system
About Selective catalytic (SCR) and non-catalytic reduction (SNCR)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_catalytic_reduction
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_non-catalytic_reduction
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlueTec
About Nitrous Oxides
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOx
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrogen_oxide
https://clean-carbonenergy.com/nox-emissions.html
Our atmosphere
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosphere_of_Earth
“Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch on Teaching Programming to young children
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7zzQpvoYcQ
A Celsius to Fahrenheit Conversion Calculator
https://www.metric-conversions.org/temperature/celsius-to-fahrenheit.htm