Shell Diesel

Title: How a diesel engine works

Duration: 1:57 minutes

Description:

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How a diesel engine works ENGLISH hd Transcript

00:22

In diesel engines the operating cycle starts

00:25

with clean air being drawn into the cylinder,

00:28

not a fuel - air mixture as in a conventional gasoline engine.

00:34

The motion of the piston compresses the air,

00:36

heating it to a high temperature.

00:40

When the piston nears the top of the cylinder,

00:42

fuel is injected under high-pressure

00:45

through a number of precisely machined holes

00:47

in the tip of the fuel injector.

00:51

The fuel enters the engine in the form of a fine spray

00:54

and the surface of each droplet quickly begins to vaporize

00:57

on its path through the hot air.

01:02

Spontaneous ignition takes place

01:04

without the need for a spark

01:05

and rapid expansion of the combusting mixture

01:08

increases the pressure in the cylinder,

01:10

forcing the piston down and powering the vehicle.

01:16

When the piston is close to its lowest position,

01:19

the exhaust valve starts to open and the exhaust stroke

01:22

then drives the spent gases out of the combustion chamber

01:25

and the cycle starts again.

01:30

In conventional gasoline engines, a mixture of fuel AND air

01:34

is drawn into the cylinder, compressed by the motion of the piston

01:37

and ignited by a spark as the piston nears the top of the cylinder.

01:43

The resulting combustion generates pressure

01:45

which forces the piston down to power the vehicle.