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Argonne researchers used supercomputers to optimize the design of piston bowls in heavy-duty engines for Caterpillar Inc. The top designs reduced fuel consumption and soot formation, and others had potential to reduce NOx.

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(Image by Chao Xu/Argonne National Laboratory.)

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