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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
What is the formula for finding heat formation?
Heat of combustion of a hydrocarbon is based on the reaction: fuel + oxygen --> carbon dioxide + water (unless you have some nitrogen or sulfur in the fuel, in which case it gets a little more complex) The heat of formation of O2 is zero (O2 is the reference state) The heat of formation of CO2 is the same as the heat of combustion for carbon The heat of formation of H2O is the same as the heat of combustion for hydrogen To find the heat of formation of the fuel, you subtract the heat of combustion from the heats of formation - (weighted with the stoichiometric coefficients from the balanced reaction equation).
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 I use diesel fuel to heat my house instead of 2 fuel oil?
u can use diesel fuel but why would you? heating oil has no tax and is so much cheaper than road fuel
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!
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.
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.
Is heat a factor of a fossil fuel?
Yes, heat is a factor in the formation of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas).
Does diesel engines run on diesel fuel or gasoline fuel?
Diesel engines run on diesel fuel. Gasoline will destroy a diesel engine.
