A Textbook of AUT®@MOBILE ENGINEERINGPublished by : LAXMI PUBLICATIONS (P} LTD 118, Golden House, Daryaganj, New Dethi-110002 Phone ; 011-43 53 25 00 Fax ; 011-43 58 25 28 www laxmipublications.com info@laxmipublications.com Compiled by ; Smt. Ramesh Rajput © All rights reserved with the Author and Publishers. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher First Edition : 2007 USA ® Bangalore (Phone : 080-26 61 15 61) © Boston © Chennai (Phone : 044-24 34 47 26) 11, Leavitt Street, Hingham, @ Cochin (Phone ; 0484-239 70 04) MA 02043, USA © Guwahati (Phones : 0361-254 36 69, 251 38 81) Phone : 781-740-4487 @ Hyderabad (Phone : 040-24 75 02.47) « Jalandhar City (Phone : 0181-222 12 72) © Kolkata (Phones : 033-22 27 37 73, 22 2752.47) © Lucknow (Phone : 0522-220 95 78) © Mumbai (Phones : 022-24 91 54 15, 24 92 78 69) © Ranchi (Phone : 0651-230 77 64) EAE-0697-350-AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING (C—13047/06/08 ‘Typeset ot : Goswami Printers, Delhi Printed at ; Mehra Offset Press, Delhi.POWER UNIT—AUTOMOBILE ENGINES: 63 2,16, COMPARISON BETWEEN A PETROL ENGINE AND A DIESEL ENGINE S.No. Petrol engine Diesel engine 1. Air petrol mixture is sucked in the engine cylin- | Only air is sucked during suction stroke. der during suction stroke. 2. | Spark-plugis used. Employs an injector. 3. | Power is produced by spark ignition. Power is produced by compression ignition. 4 Thermal efficiency up to 25%. Thermal efficiency up to 40%. 6. Occupies less space. Occupies more space. 6 Mare running cost. ‘Less running cost. 7 Light in weight. Heavy in weight. 8. Fuel (Petrol) costlier. Fuel (Diesel) cheaper. o Petrol being volatile is dangerous. Diesel is non-dangerous as it is non-volatile. 10, | Proignition possible, Pro-ignition not possible. 11. | Works on Otto cycle. Works on Diesel cycle. 12, | Less dependable. More dependable. 19. | Used in cars and motor cyctes. Used in heavy duty vehicles like ¢racks, buses and heavy machinery. 2.17. HOW TO TELL A TWO STROKE CYCLE ENGINE FROM A FOUR STROKE CYCLE ENGINE ? S.No.| Distinguishing features | Four stroke cycle engine ‘Two stroke eycle engine 1. | Oil sump and oil filter plug | Tthas an oil sump and oil-filter | Itdoes not have oil sump and oil- plug. filter plug. 2 | Oil drains ete. It requires oil drains and refills | In this type of engine, the oil is periodically, just an automobile | added to the gasoline s0 that a do. mixture of gasoline and oil passes through the carburettor and en- ‘ters the crankcase with the air. 3. | Location of muffter Its installed at the head end of | Itis installed towards the middle (echaust silencer) theeylinder at the exhaust valve | of the cylinder, at the exhaust port leeation. location. * 4. | Nameplate If the mame plate mentions the | Ifthe name plate tells to mix oil type of oil and the crankcase ca- | with the gasoline, itis a twostroke pacity,or similar data, itisafour | cycle engine, stroke eyele engine.