The diesel engine is an internal combustion engine in which air is compressed at a high temperature and ignite the fuel which is injected into the combustion chamber, where a piston is actuated by combustion and expansion thus transforms the chemical energy into mechanical energy that used in various automobile vehicles. Let us have a deep insight into the advantages provided by a diesel engine.
Advantages of diesel engine :
- The diesel engine offers the best class mileage.
- A diesel engine has 25 to 30 % better fuel economy than a petrol engine.
- The engine is stronger and offers more horsepower.
- Less pollution.
- Diesel is better efficient available fuel and it is energy-dense and durable than petrol fuel.
- Diesel engine free to spark plug it helps in avoiding the elimination of ignition tune-ups.
- Can use alternative fuel like bio diesel.
- It is much safer in accidents because diesel does not evaporate as easy as petrol.
- Carbon monoxide and unburnt hydrocarbons do not form in the crevices of the cylinder wall because the diesel engine only compresses air.
- Produce maximum torque at low engine speed.
- Easier to turbocharge and supercharge a diesel engine.
- No sparking as the fuel auto-ignites thus no spark plugs or spark wires required.
- They can be run on synthetic fuel easily.