Tag: Diesel engine

  • Applications, advantages and disadvantages of petrol engines

    Applications, advantages and disadvantages of petrol engines

    Petrol engines are popular types of internal combustion engines widely used for decades. It mixes fuel and air after compression. However, modern petrol engines now use a cylinder-direct petrol injection. In this gasoline engine, pre-mixing was formerly done in a carburettor, due to the improvement of technology, everything is changing, as it is now done…

  • Understanding four-stroke engines

    Understanding four-stroke engines

    Four-stroke engines are the most common internal combustion engine used in automobiles, like trucks, cars, and some modern motorbikes (most motorbikes work with a two-stroke engine.. Four-stroke is known as the combustion cycle. It occurs during the combustion process in the internal part of an engine. A four-stroke engine transfers power stroke for every two…

  • Difference between petrol and diesel engine

    Difference between petrol and diesel engine

    It’s common on our street roads today to see vehicles carrying either petrol engines or diesel engines. these two types of automobile engines are the conventional types even though one exists before the other. Even with the vast usage of the two most drivers confuse the difference and similarities between petrol and diesel engine. Well,…

  • Working principles, advantages and disadvantages of diesel engine

    Working principles, advantages and disadvantages of diesel engine

    The diesel engine is an internal combustion engine that works with adiabatic compression. How diesel engine works is quite different from gasoline engine, making their effectiveness and performance varies. Today I will be exposing you to the working principles of diesel engines, their advantages and disadvantages. Diesel engines have some characteristics you must know including compression…

  • Understanding the applications of diesel engine

    Understanding the applications of diesel engine

    Applications of the diesel engine in vehicles and industrial generators have been increasingly high over the years. However, the gasoline (petrol) engine can somehow serve some purposes of this so-called diesel engine of higher cost. Let me remember you, diesel engines vary from gasoline engines from their combustion process to the efficiencies they offer. In…

  • Understanding diesel engine

    Understanding diesel engine

    The diesel engine is one of the most effective and powerful engines when compared to that of a gasoline engine. Though it is the continuation of a gasoline engine. This article will give an understanding of diesel engines which includes, their definition, efficiency, history, working, and types. See some articles on automobile engines below! Diesel…

  • Understanding petrol engine

    Understanding petrol engine

    The word petrol sounds quite popular in terms of usage in a vehicle. Most people don’t understand how and what it takes for an engine to move via petrol, thus it’s named “Petrol Engine”. This article will be exposing you to the definition, working, efficiency, history, diagram, and components of a petrol engine. You’ll also…

  • Different Types Of Engine Layout

    Different Types Of Engine Layout

    You may have been wondering what type of engine layout is mounted under your bonnet, you’ll get to know that today. Well, some articles were published on engine type checkout below! Understanding V8 Engine In Automobiles Types of automobile engine V6 and V8 Engine: What is the difference and which is better Understanding Engine Lubrication…

  • Understanding engine configuration

    Understanding engine configuration

    The engine configuration outlines the basic operating principles used to classify internal combustion engines. A piston engine’s cylinder configuration, valves, and camshafts are frequently used to classify them. The number of rotors in a given Wankel engine is frequently used to categorize them. Turbojets, turbofans, turboprops, and turboshafts are common categories for gas turbine engines.…