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<blockquote data-quote="Iintercooler" data-source="post: 16950512" data-attributes="member: 512218"><p><span style="font-size: 15px">This is very basic introduction of difference between petrol and diesel four stroke engines</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna">•Petrol and diesel engines are different because petrol and diesel are different types of fuel.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna">•Petrol is a highly volatile fuel and gets ignited very easily whereas diesel is comparatively heavy and dirtier fuel. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna"></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Navy">Let’s start with what does a 4 stroke engine mean</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna">•It means that the engine has 4 strokes – inlet, compression, expansion and exhaust</span></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRB6oUeTpePsxOUpw6ZU77cV2EVUd2-pP35gvOYDwx5lj6fNkBi" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><span style="font-size: 18px">Let’s see stroke by stroke how both engines work</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DimGray">Inlet stroke</span></p><p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: DarkOrange"> In petrol engines the mixture of air and petrol is drawn in by the falling piston</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: RoyalBlue"> In diesel engines only air is drawn in by the falling piston</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DimGray">Compression stroke</span></p><p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: DarkOrange"> In petrol engine, the mixture is compressed upto about 1/8th to 1/12th of its original size.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: RoyalBlue"> In diesel engine, only air is compressed upto about 1/14th to 1/25th of its original size.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DimGray">Expansion stroke</span></p><p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: DarkOrange"> In petrol engine, the air and fuel mixture is ignited using a spark plug and burns expanding and forcing the piston down.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: RoyalBlue"> In diesel engine, fuel is injected at a high pressure into the hot, compressed air in the cylinder, causing it to burn and force the piston down. No spark is required.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: DimGray">Exhause stroke</span></p><p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"> In both petrol and diesel engines, the burned mixture of air and fuel is pushed out of the cylinder by the rising piston.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Navy"><p style="text-align: center">Diesel engine</p><p></span></span><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/8133/1660/400/crdi.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna">• A diesel engine is also known as a “compression ignition” engine. Since the air is compressed to very high pressure raising its temperature and then diesel is injected in a very fine spray which causes the diesel to ignite and explode. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Navy"><p style="text-align: center">Petrol engine</p><p></span></span><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/8133/1660/400/petrol.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna">petrol engine is known as a “spark ignition” engine. Since a spark plug is required to ignite the mixture of petrol and air in the combustion chamber.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Navy"><p style="text-align: center">Furthermore differences of the same</p><p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna">• A diesel engine is more easily turbocharged than a petrol engine </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna">•A petrol engine cannot be easily turbocharged due to the fact that if the compression ratio and the pressure in the cylinder is too high during the inlet stroke, the mixture starts to burn too soon, while the piston is on its way up</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna">•The diesel engine has no fuel in the cylinder, thus letting the turbocharger suck as much air as it can without creating any problems. (A turbo charger is a simple air compressor which compresses air in the combustion chamber for burning)</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna">•Some diesel engines also have an intercooler which helps in blowing cold and oxygen rich air in the combustion chamber</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna">•Electronic engine management not necessary in diesel engines</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna">•Some modern diesel engines are gaining electronically controlled injection pumps, but the vast majority of them out there have purely mechanical pumps</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna">•This also means that a diesel engine does not have any ignition breakers, ignition coils, distributors and ignition wires to go bad</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna">•So a diesel engine should start no matter if it is dry or rainy or wet</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna">•Petrol destroys lubrication and burns the engine whereas diesel doesn’t</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna">•So a diesel engine would last longer than a petrol engine</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna">•Petrol engines are lighter than diesel engines</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna">•Diesel engine would pull heavy loads easily than a petrol engine</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna">•Though the pickup of a petrol engine would be much more than that of a diesel engine, the diesel engine would be steady and carry heavier loads to longer distances</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna">•Diesel engines have better fuel efficiency as compared to petrol due to the fact that they have higher compression ratio</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna">•Diesel engines don’t need an ignition system, which reduces their complexity. But they are noisier and may require frequent maintenance as compared to petrol engines. Also they are more durable</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna">•Diesel engines may also need glow plugs in extreme cold conditions which heat up the cylinder so that a cold engine can start easily</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna">•Diesel engines give better mileage than petrol engines</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Sienna"></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Source: <a href="http://jayant7k.blogspot.com/2006/10/petrol-engine-versus-diesel-engine.html" target="_blank">http://jayant7k.blogspot.com/2006/10/petrol-engine-versus-diesel-engine.html</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Visit home for more on Automobile: <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1626999" target="_blank">http://www.elakiri.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1626999</a></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Cyan">Please correct me, comment your suggestions and add more details</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Cyan">Thank you for your time.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Iintercooler, post: 16950512, member: 512218"] [SIZE="4"]This is very basic introduction of difference between petrol and diesel four stroke engines[/SIZE] [SIZE="4"][COLOR="Sienna"] •Petrol and diesel engines are different because petrol and diesel are different types of fuel. •Petrol is a highly volatile fuel and gets ignited very easily whereas diesel is comparatively heavy and dirtier fuel. [/COLOR][/SIZE][COLOR="Sienna"][/COLOR] [SIZE="5"][COLOR="Navy"]Let’s start with what does a 4 stroke engine mean[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE="4"][COLOR="Sienna"]•It means that the engine has 4 strokes – inlet, compression, expansion and exhaust[/COLOR][/SIZE] [CENTER][IMG]https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRB6oUeTpePsxOUpw6ZU77cV2EVUd2-pP35gvOYDwx5lj6fNkBi[/IMG][/CENTER] [COLOR="Navy"][SIZE="5"]Let’s see stroke by stroke how both engines work[/SIZE][/COLOR] [SIZE="5"][CENTER][COLOR="DimGray"]Inlet stroke[/COLOR][/CENTER][/SIZE] [SIZE="4"][COLOR="DarkOrange"] In petrol engines the mixture of air and petrol is drawn in by the falling piston[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE="4"][COLOR="RoyalBlue"] In diesel engines only air is drawn in by the falling piston[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE="5"][CENTER][COLOR="DimGray"]Compression stroke[/COLOR][/CENTER][/SIZE] [SIZE="4"][COLOR="DarkOrange"] In petrol engine, the mixture is compressed upto about 1/8th to 1/12th of its original size.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE="4"][COLOR="RoyalBlue"] In diesel engine, only air is compressed upto about 1/14th to 1/25th of its original size.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE="5"][CENTER][COLOR="DimGray"]Expansion stroke[/COLOR][/CENTER][/SIZE] [SIZE="4"][COLOR="DarkOrange"] In petrol engine, the air and fuel mixture is ignited using a spark plug and burns expanding and forcing the piston down.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE="4"][COLOR="RoyalBlue"] In diesel engine, fuel is injected at a high pressure into the hot, compressed air in the cylinder, causing it to burn and force the piston down. No spark is required.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE="5"][CENTER][COLOR="DimGray"]Exhause stroke[/COLOR][/CENTER][/SIZE] [SIZE="4"] In both petrol and diesel engines, the burned mixture of air and fuel is pushed out of the cylinder by the rising piston.[/SIZE] [SIZE="5"][COLOR="Navy"][CENTER]Diesel engine[/CENTER][/COLOR][/SIZE] [CENTER][IMG]http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/8133/1660/400/crdi.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [SIZE="4"][COLOR="Sienna"]• A diesel engine is also known as a “compression ignition” engine. Since the air is compressed to very high pressure raising its temperature and then diesel is injected in a very fine spray which causes the diesel to ignite and explode. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE="5"][COLOR="Navy"][CENTER]Petrol engine[/CENTER][/COLOR][/SIZE] [CENTER][IMG]http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/8133/1660/400/petrol.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [SIZE="4"][COLOR="Sienna"]petrol engine is known as a “spark ignition” engine. Since a spark plug is required to ignite the mixture of petrol and air in the combustion chamber.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE="5"][COLOR="Navy"][CENTER]Furthermore differences of the same[/CENTER][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE="4"][COLOR="Sienna"]• A diesel engine is more easily turbocharged than a petrol engine •A petrol engine cannot be easily turbocharged due to the fact that if the compression ratio and the pressure in the cylinder is too high during the inlet stroke, the mixture starts to burn too soon, while the piston is on its way up •The diesel engine has no fuel in the cylinder, thus letting the turbocharger suck as much air as it can without creating any problems. (A turbo charger is a simple air compressor which compresses air in the combustion chamber for burning) •Some diesel engines also have an intercooler which helps in blowing cold and oxygen rich air in the combustion chamber •Electronic engine management not necessary in diesel engines •Some modern diesel engines are gaining electronically controlled injection pumps, but the vast majority of them out there have purely mechanical pumps •This also means that a diesel engine does not have any ignition breakers, ignition coils, distributors and ignition wires to go bad •So a diesel engine should start no matter if it is dry or rainy or wet •Petrol destroys lubrication and burns the engine whereas diesel doesn’t •So a diesel engine would last longer than a petrol engine •Petrol engines are lighter than diesel engines •Diesel engine would pull heavy loads easily than a petrol engine •Though the pickup of a petrol engine would be much more than that of a diesel engine, the diesel engine would be steady and carry heavier loads to longer distances •Diesel engines have better fuel efficiency as compared to petrol due to the fact that they have higher compression ratio •Diesel engines don’t need an ignition system, which reduces their complexity. But they are noisier and may require frequent maintenance as compared to petrol engines. Also they are more durable •Diesel engines may also need glow plugs in extreme cold conditions which heat up the cylinder so that a cold engine can start easily •Diesel engines give better mileage than petrol engines [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE="4"] Source: [url]http://jayant7k.blogspot.com/2006/10/petrol-engine-versus-diesel-engine.html[/url] Visit home for more on Automobile: [url]http://www.elakiri.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1626999[/url][/SIZE] [SIZE="4"][COLOR="Cyan"]Please correct me, comment your suggestions and add more details Thank you for your time.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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