Faiz Febrianto (24844) 9 December 2016

Differences Gasoline and Diesel Engine Report

1. Purpose
Learning and knowing about gasoline and diesel engine.

2. Abstract
1) Gasoline and diesel engine combustion process
2) Comparison gasoline and diesel engine
3) What will I do?

3. Details
1) Gasoline and diesel engine combustion process
l In a gasoline engine, the cumbustion process is:
1 Intake stroke - fuel is mixed with air
2 Compression stroke - piston goes up, mixture of fuel and air is compressed.
3 Ignition stroke - fuel+air is ignited through he use of a spark plug
4 Exhaust sroke - piston goes up, pushes exhaust through the exhaust valve.
l In a diesel engine, the combustion process is:
1 Intake stroke - intake valve opens, air in, piston goes down.
2 Compression stroke - piston goes up, air compressed (heated in excess 540C)
3 combustion stroke - fuel is injected (right time) ignition, piston goes down.
4 Exhaust - piston goes up, pushes exhaust through the exhaust valve.

2) Comparison gasoline and diesel engine

No Gasoline Engines Diesel Engines

1 A gasoline engine draws a mixture of A diesel engine draws only air during suction
2 gasoline and airisduring
The carburetor suction
installed stroke.
in gasoline stroke.
The injector or atomiser is installed in diesel
engines to mixatair
The pressure theand
endgasoline
of the in the engines to inject
The pressure the of
at end fuel
theatcompression
the end of the
is about 35
3 compression is about 10 bar. bar.
The charge (i.e. gasoline and air mixture) The fuel is injected in the form of fine spray. The
4 is ignited with the help of spark plug. temperature of the compressed air is about 600° C at
a pressure of about 35 bar.
A gasoline engine has compression ratio A diesel engine has compression ratio
5 approximately from 6 to 10. approximately from 15 to 25.

The combustion of fuel takes place The combustion of fuel takes place approximately at
approximately at constant volume. In constant pressure. in other words, it works on Diesel
6
other words, it works on Otto cycle. cycle.
 No gasoline Engines Diesel Engines
The thermal efficiency is upto about The thermal efficiency is upto about 40%.
7 26%.

Overheating trouble is more in gasoline
8 engine due to low thermal efficiency.
The starting of gasoline engine is easy
9 due to low compression ratio.
Overheating trouble is less in diesel engine due to
high thermal efficiency.
The starting of diesel engine is slightly difficult due
to higher compression ratio compared to gasoline
engine.

As the compression ratio is low, the As the compression ratio is high, the diesel engines
10 gasoline engines are cheaper and lighter are costlier and heavier in weight.
in weight.

The running cost of gasoline engine is The running cost of diesel engine is low because of
11 high because the higher cost of gasoline lower cost of diesel fuel.
fuel.

12 The maintenance cost is less. The maintenance cost is more.

13 gasoline engines are high speed engines. Diesel engines are relatively low speed engines.
The gasoline engines are generally are The diesel engines are generally are installed in
installed in light duty vehicles such as heavy duty vehicles such as buses, trucks,
14 scooters, motorcycles, cars. These are tractors, earth moving machines etc.
also used in airplanes.

3) What will I do?

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I will learn gasoline and diesel engine in more detail.
NO Petrol Engines
A petrol engine draws a mixture of
1
petrol and air during suction stroke.
The carburetor is installed in petrol
engines to mix air and petrol in the
2
required proportion and to supply it to
the engine during suction stroke.
The pressure at the end of the
3
compression is about 10 bar.

The charge (i.e. petrol and air mixture)

4
is ignited with the help of spark plug.

A petrol engine has compression ratio

5
approximately from 6 to 10.

6 The combustion of fuel takes place approximately at constant volume. In other words, it wo

The thermal efficiency is upto about

7
26%.
Overheating trouble is more in petrol
8
engine due to low thermal efficiency.

The starting of petrol engine is easy

9
due to low compression ratio.

As the compression ratio is low, the

10 petrol engines are cheaper and lighter
in weight.
The running cost of petrol engine is
11 high because the higher cost of petrol
fuel.
12 The maintenance cost is less.
13 Petrol engines are high speed engines.

14 The petrol engines are generally are installed in light duty vehicles such as scooters, motorc
 Diesel Engines
A diesel engine draws only air during suction
stroke.

The injector or atomiser is installed in diesel

engines to inject the fuel at the end of the
compression stroke.

The pressure at end of the compression is about

35 bar.
The fuel is injected in the form of fine spray. The
temperature of the compressed air is about 600°
C at a pressure of about 35 bar.
A diesel engine has compression ratio
approximately from 15 to 25.

The combustion of fuel takes place approximately at constant pressure. in other words, it works on Diesel cycle.

The thermal efficiency is upto about 40%.

Overheating trouble is less in diesel engine due to

high thermal efficiency.
The starting of diesel engine is slightly difficult
due to higher compression ratio compared to
petrol engine.

As the compression ratio is high, the diesel

engines are costlier and heavier in weight.

The running cost of diesel engine is low because

of lower cost of diesel fuel.

The maintenance cost is more.

Diesel engines are relatively low speed engines.

The diesel engines are generally are installed in

heavy duty vehicles such as buses, trucks,
tractors, earth moving machines etc.