The Diesel Engine
 

Was Rudolph Diesel on to something? No spark plugs? Is this the engine
for you? Take a look!

Diesel engines are used in mid-sized cruisers, trawlers, large yachts,
workboats and commercial vessels. In the diesel engine, only air is
introduced into the cylinder head. The air is then compressed to about
600 pounds per square inch (psi), compared to about 200 psi in the
gasoline engine. This high compression heats the air to about 1000
degrees Fahrenheit. At this moment, fuel is injected directly into the
compressed air. The fuel is ignited by the heat, causing a rapid
expansion of gasses that drive the piston downward, supplying power to
the crankshaft.
Advantages of the diesel engine are numerous. It burns considerably
less fuel than a gasoline engine doing the same work. It has no
ignition system to attend to. It can deliver much more of its rated
horsepower on a continuous basis than can a gasoline engine. The life
of a diesel engine is generally longer than a gasoline engine. Diesel
fuel will not explode. However, it will burn!

Some disadvantages to diesel engines are that they're very heavy for
the horsepower they produce, and their initial cost is much higher than
a comparable gasoline engine.

Whatever type of engine you choose to operate, always follow the
manufacturer's recommendations and procedures, as those folks know
their product better than anyone else does. Also, always use marine
rated replacement parts. Using automotive parts can be very dangerous!

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One more consideration. In the diesel engine the fuel is a lubricant unlike
gasoline being a solvent. So the fuel helps lubricate the cylinders thus
extending the piston, rings and cylinder life.

Don Dando


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Was Rudolph Diesel on to something? No spark plugs? Is this the engine
for you? Take a look!

Diesel engines are used in mid-sized cruisers, trawlers, large yachts,
workboats and commercial vessels. In the diesel engine, only air is
introduced into the cylinder head. The air is then compressed to about
600 pounds per square inch (psi), compared to about 200 psi in the
gasoline engine. This high compression heats the air to about 1000
degrees Fahrenheit. At this moment, fuel is injected directly into the
compressed air. The fuel is ignited by the heat, causing a rapid
expansion of gasses that drive the piston downward, supplying power to
the crankshaft.
Advantages of the diesel engine are numerous. It burns considerably
less fuel than a gasoline engine doing the same work. It has no
ignition system to attend to. It can deliver much more of its rated
horsepower on a continuous basis than can a gasoline engine. The life
of a diesel engine is generally longer than a gasoline engine. Diesel
fuel will not explode. However, it will burn!

Some disadvantages to diesel engines are that they're very heavy for
the horsepower they produce, and their initial cost is much higher than
a comparable gasoline engine.

Whatever type of engine you choose to operate, always follow the
manufacturer's recommendations and procedures, as those folks know
their product better than anyone else does. Also, always use marine
rated replacement parts. Using automotive parts can be very dangerous!

Best regards
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techniques to improve your game.

Hello Don,

The only way diesel can help lubricate the cylinder is that if not all of
the diesel fuel ignites when it is injected into the very hot compressed air
and ends up splashing against the cylinder wall. If this is the case, the
injectors or the cetane rating of the diesel fuel may have to be looked into
because it is an undesirable condition. True, though, diesel fuel is a
lubricant compared to gasoline and aids in the lubrication of the fuel lift
pump, fuel injection pump and fuel injectors.

Regard,
Franko

"Don Dando" wrote in message
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One more consideration. In the diesel engine the fuel is a lubricant
unlike
gasoline being a solvent. So the fuel helps lubricate the cylinders thus
extending the piston, rings and cylinder life.

Don Dando


"winder" wrote in message
ups.com...

Was Rudolph Diesel on to something? No spark plugs? Is this the engine
for you? Take a look!

Diesel engines are used in mid-sized cruisers, trawlers, large yachts,
workboats and commercial vessels. In the diesel engine, only air is
introduced into the cylinder head. The air is then compressed to about
600 pounds per square inch (psi), compared to about 200 psi in the
gasoline engine. This high compression heats the air to about 1000
degrees Fahrenheit. At this moment, fuel is injected directly into the
compressed air. The fuel is ignited by the heat, causing a rapid
expansion of gasses that drive the piston downward, supplying power to
the crankshaft.
Advantages of the diesel engine are numerous. It burns considerably
less fuel than a gasoline engine doing the same work. It has no
ignition system to attend to. It can deliver much more of its rated
horsepower on a continuous basis than can a gasoline engine. The life
of a diesel engine is generally longer than a gasoline engine. Diesel
fuel will not explode. However, it will burn!

Some disadvantages to diesel engines are that they're very heavy for
the horsepower they produce, and their initial cost is much higher than
a comparable gasoline engine.

Whatever type of engine you choose to operate, always follow the
manufacturer's recommendations and procedures, as those folks know
their product better than anyone else does. Also, always use marine
rated replacement parts. Using automotive parts can be very dangerous!

Best regards
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Don,

Where do people get these ideas. Diesel fuel has some (very little)
lubricity. Now that low sulpher diesel fuel is becoming the only thing
available the lubricity is even lower.

The available lubricity of diesel fuel lubricates fuel system components
such as injectors, injection pumps, and transfer pumps.

If you want to ruin a diesel engine just make sure to introduce excess
(unburned) diesel fuel into the cylinders. It will absolutely DECREASE
piston, ring, and cylinder wall life.

Butch
"Don Dando" wrote in message
om...
One more consideration. In the diesel engine the fuel is a lubricant
unlike
gasoline being a solvent. So the fuel helps lubricate the cylinders thus
extending the piston, rings and cylinder life.

Don Dando


"winder" wrote in message
ups.com...

Was Rudolph Diesel on to something? No spark plugs? Is this the engine
for you? Take a look!

Diesel engines are used in mid-sized cruisers, trawlers, large yachts,
workboats and commercial vessels. In the diesel engine, only air is
introduced into the cylinder head. The air is then compressed to about
600 pounds per square inch (psi), compared to about 200 psi in the
gasoline engine. This high compression heats the air to about 1000
degrees Fahrenheit. At this moment, fuel is injected directly into the
compressed air. The fuel is ignited by the heat, causing a rapid
expansion of gasses that drive the piston downward, supplying power to
the crankshaft.
Advantages of the diesel engine are numerous. It burns considerably
less fuel than a gasoline engine doing the same work. It has no
ignition system to attend to. It can deliver much more of its rated
horsepower on a continuous basis than can a gasoline engine. The life
of a diesel engine is generally longer than a gasoline engine. Diesel
fuel will not explode. However, it will burn!

Some disadvantages to diesel engines are that they're very heavy for
the horsepower they produce, and their initial cost is much higher than
a comparable gasoline engine.

Whatever type of engine you choose to operate, always follow the
manufacturer's recommendations and procedures, as those folks know
their product better than anyone else does. Also, always use marine
rated replacement parts. Using automotive parts can be very dangerous!

Best regards
http://www.geocities.com/winder21/ windersports portal
Your guide to winder's interest on sports : provides tips and
techniques to improve your game.