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u can use diesel fuel but why would you? heating oil has no tax and is so much cheaper than road fuel
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What lights the fuel in a diesel engine?
Diesel fuel is ignited by a combination of heat and compression. The heat is caused by the very high compression in the cylinder. The fuel also has to be very finely atomised to be able to burn.
What is the heat of combustion of diesel fuel?
Diesel heat of combustion : 45 MJ/kg , 10.7 Mcal/kg 19,300 BTU/lb
Which engine type relies on heat compression to ignite the fuel?
Diesel engines rely on heat and high compression to ignite fuel.
What happens when you heat diesel fuel for your truck?
It prevents it from gelling up.
Can a match stick burn diesel fuel?
Diesel fuel is ignited by heat AND compression. For example: Throwing a lit match in a bucket of diesel fuel won't ignite it. However, Gasoline will catch fire with just heat. PS, Don't try that trick I taught you in sentence 2! Be smart and safe!
Why petrol cannot be used in diesel engine?
Two main differences: The fuel intake system is different and the firing mechanism is different. First, Petrol engines fire using spark plugs instead of heat and compression, and they might not get the diesel fuel to ignite fully if the compression is too low. Second, Diesel fuel has different viscosity, different volatility, different cleanliness standards, and different air/fuel ratios, so the fuel injection system has to have different design features.
Can you use diesel fuel to heat your house?
And the question is: "What is an oil fired furnace or boiler" Yes you can. But why would you with the cost of heating oil being the worst choice of energy? lc
What is the difference between diesel fuel and diesel?
Diesel is a type of internal combustion engine wherein the fuel is ignited solely by heat produced by rapid compression of the air in the cylinder. Not by an electrical spark as in a gasoline engine. As the cyl air is compressed the air becomes heated. Fuel is injected into the hot cylinder and is ignited by the heat alone
Do diesel engines require spark plugs?
No diesel engines use the "heat of compression" to cause fuel to ignite not electrical ignition.
Why don't diesel engines use spark plugs?
diesel engines do not use spark plugs because diesel has more oil, burns slower, and is more difficult to ignite. Therefor spark plugs are insufficient with just spark so instead they use glow plugs witch provides a high amount of heat to the fuel and ignites more quickly and reliably.The amount of compression pressure in a diesel engine is sufficient to produce enough heat to ignite the fuel. The glow plugs are only used on a cold start.
How fuel is ignited in diesel engine?
Just due to the heat of Compression. The fuel is Injected at a point where the air temp is high enough the fuel burns.
What is the working principle of diesel engine?
Diesel engines work much in the same way as any other internal combustion engine. They require the same 4 things to run; fuel, air, ignition, and compression. The main difference is that a diesel engine does not have sparkplugs, which are used in gasoline engines to ignite the fuel. Diesel engines instead use high cylinder compression to press the mixture of fuel and air into as small of an area as possible. This compression causes heat in the cylinder, which causes the fuel to ignite and push the piston back down, causing the crankshaft to rotate, which power's vehicle's motion. Some diesel engines use "Glow Plugs", to pre-heat the cylinder head, which help the engine start when cold.
