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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?
The heat of combustion of diesel fuel is typically around 45 MJ/kg. This represents the amount of energy released when a unit mass of diesel is completely burned in air.
Can you use the oil from your truck too heat your home?
If you are talking about standard #2 diesel fuel oil and not motor oil and you have a #2 oil fired furnace or boiler in the home the answer is yes .
Which engine type relies on heat compression to ignite the fuel?
Diesel engines rely on heat and high compression to ignite fuel.
Why does your diesel truck have two batteries?
Vehicles with diesel engines require more cranking power to get the engine started. This is because diesel engines have much higher compression in the cylinders than gasoline engines. A diesel engine uses the heat from compression to ignite the fuel. So, it takes more energy to rotate the starter fast enough to create enough heat and compression to start firing. In colder weather two batteries are a must have for a diesel as the fuel becomes thicker in colder temperatures and is harder to ignite
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 happens when you ignite potassium nitrate and diesel?
When you ignite a mixture of potassium nitrate and diesel fuel, the potassium nitrate acts as an oxidizer, providing oxygen for the combustion of diesel fuel. The diesel fuel burns in the presence of the oxygen from potassium nitrate, resulting in a highly exothermic reaction that produces heat, light, and gases like nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and water vapor. This reaction can be used in pyrotechnics to create controlled explosions or propulsion in rocket engines.
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.
In what type of engine is the air and fuel mixture ignited by the heat created during the compression stage?
The air and fuel mixture is ignited by the heat created during the compression stage in a compression ignition engine, also known as a diesel engine.
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.
