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What are the different kinds of fuels used in an Internal Combustion engine?
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∙ 12y ago
Coal was the first, but it was only burnt to heat water to create steam.
Thus, anything that burns efficiently can be used to run an internal combustion engine!
Lately, pre-used vegetable oil, has even become popular in order to power cars (which are have always, used this type of engine), with only tiny modifications, to the usual car engine used with petrol or gas.
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Process where engine fuels burn?
That process is called 'internal combustion'
What are the two fuels used in a internal combustion engine?
gasoline and fuel oil
What has the author Donald R Jenkins written?
Donald R. Jenkins has written: 'I-C engine testing' -- subject(s): Internal combustion engines, Testing 'I-C engine fuels and combustion' -- subject(s): Internal combustion engines, Motor fuels
What does internal combustion run on?
Fossil fuels.
What type of engine is needed for a car to operate?
Most cars use an internal combustion engine or variance thereof to operate. An internal combustion engine works by using combustible fuel, such as fossil fuels, and combining this with a fuel oxidizer. The combination of the two creates high pressure and high temperatures to move different parts of the engine (pistons, turbine blades etc).
Is the internal combustion engine considered obsolete?
Not totally, just because it is an internal combustion engine doesn't exactly mean that fossil fuels need to be burnt. The concept of the Internal Combustion engine is relatively reuseable, the major problem with it is its efficiency. As we all know a good petrol engine will probably get around 25 - 30% efficiency as in driving force. The rest is lost mostly to either friction or heat. If these problems can be rectified the Internal Combustion engine could possibly run on fossil fuels for another century (Oil depending/Government b*llshit). Yet fuel cells and other means of power are being developed so this depends on the movement of technology.
Engine is an example of an internal-combustion engine?
An internal combustion engine is one that burns a rapidly combusting fuel in small bursts inside of cylinders. The force of the burning fuel expanding pushes on pistons which fit into the cylinders, and these pistons are used to power the engine. Examples include cars and trucks which burn fuels such as gasoline, diesel, or ethanol.
What has the author M L Poulton written?
M. L. Poulton has written: 'Alternative fuels for road vehicles' -- subject(s): Alternate fuels, Diesel motor, Internal combustion engines, Spark ignition, Motor fuels, Spark ignition Internal combustion engines 'Alternative engines for road vehicles' -- subject(s): Motor vehicles, Internal combustion engines, Motors
What is unsustainable technology?
An unsustainable technology is one which uses non-renewable resources. An example of an unsustainable technology is the internal combustion engine, which relies on non-renewable fossil fuels.
What has the author Maureen Shields Lorenzetti written?
Maureen Shields Lorenzetti has written: 'Alternative Motor Fuels' -- subject(s): Alternate fuels, Automobiles, Electric, Diesel motor, Electric Automobiles, Internal combustion engines, Spark ignition, Motor fuels, Spark ignition Internal combustion engines
What has the author Roger Lippman written?
Roger Lippman has written: 'How to modify your car to run on alcohol fuel' -- subject(s): Alcohol as fuel, Alternate fuels, Biomass energy, Internal combustion engines, Spark ignition, Liquid fuels, Motor fuels, Spark ignition Internal combustion engines
How do cars put carbon dioxide into the air?
The internal combustion engine ignites the fuel. That fuel then expands as it burns into carbon dioxide. Carbo ndioxide is what is left from the burning of fossil fuels.
