In our previous publication, we touched on the subject of-stroke diesel engines.http:www.free-engineering.comfwezine.htm . Today, we askwhy we choose to use -strokes? As you might remember, for a -stroke engine, the piston has tomove up, and then down to complete one cycle of the engine. Inthose strokes of the piston, the crankshaft will have turned revolution. In those strokes of the piston the engine has alsocompleted stages of the combustion cycle – air intake,compression, combustion and exhaust.Now, compare that with a -stroke engine. The piston moving downwill complete the air intake stroke. When it moves up again, thepiston completes the…
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Why Select Two Strokes?
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Inside Knowledge About Diesel Engines
One of the most reliable internal combustion engines around isthe diesel engine. In many industrial installations, dieselengines are used as prime movers for the generation ofelectricity and for emergency air compressors.It’s true that they are rugged, but one of the most importantadvantages of these engines is the fact that they can be startedby manual cranking. In remote areas, diesel engines can becounted upon for starting up from scratch.Once a small diesel engine is started, it can be used to drive asmall electrical generator that can then be used to produceelectrical supply for driving other machines like pumps,compressors, and for…
