Exploring the Internal Combustion Engine: a brief overview of its history, application, evolution, and environmental impact

Abstract

The internal combustion engine alongside electric engines represent backbone of the modern manufacturing, mining and transport industry. This article looks into the history, application, and the technological advancements that the internal combustion engine went throughout the years. From simple prototypes to highly sophisticated models, satisfying the needs of a variety of applications and needs of different industries. This article points up the versatility of internal combustion engines (ICEs) by examining their many uses and types, It also looks closely at the important impacts that the ICEs have on human civilization and the environment. From its first appearance, ICEs have produced unimaginable levels of economic growth and mobility, but at the cost of semnificative negative impacts on the environment, emanating yearly immense amounts of greenhouse gasses. Understanding the relationship that exist between ICEs and the environment is crucial to our society, a society that tries to encompass, and reach an adequate level sustainability by attentively examining their effects on the environment and looking into alternatives to existing technologies. This article attempts to provide a broad overview of ICE, from their history to their environmental involvement, to aid in discussions and to make thoughtful decision about the future of internal combustion engines.