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DIESEL ENGINE
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THE BASICS
A four-stroke engine:
Is an internal combustion engine
Converts gasoline into motion
Is the most common car engine type
Is relatively efficient
Is relatively inexpensive
PETROL ENGINE
INTRODUCTION
A petrol engine is an internal
combustion engine with spark-
ignition, designed to run on petrol
(gasoline) and similar volatile fuels.
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Intake Stroke
Intake valve opens.
Piston moves down, ½
turn of crankshaft.
A vacuum is created in
the cylinder.
Atmospheric pressure
pushes the air/fuel
mixture into the cylinder.
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Compression Stroke
Valves close.
Piston moves up, ½
turn of crankshaft.
Air/fuel mixture is
compressed.
Fuel starts to
vaporize and heat
begins to build.
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Power Stroke
Valves remain closed.
Spark plug fires
igniting fuel mixture.
Piston moves down,
½ turn of crankshaft.
Heat is converted to
mechanical energy.
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Exhaust Stroke
Exhaust valve opens.
Piston move up,
crankshaft makes ½
turn.
Exhaust gases are
pushed out polluting
the atmosphere.
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INTRODUCTION
Invented by Rudolf Diesel
It has the highest thermal efficiency due to its very high compression
ratio.
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Intake Stroke:
•Piston moves from TDC to BDC
creating vacuum in the cylinder
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3. Diesels run cooler. Because they are more
efficient, diesel engines release less waste heat while
in operation.
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6. Diesels are more easily turbo-charged. Put under
sufficient pressure, gasoline engines will spontaneously
detonate. By contrast, the amount of super- or turbo-
charging pressures diesel engines can endure are
limited only by the strength of the engines themselves.
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DISADVANTAGES
1. Diesel engines, because they have much higher
compression ratios (20:1 for a typical diesel vs.
8:1 for a typical gasoline engine), as compare to
gasoline engine.