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V twin diesel engine

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About v twin diesel engine

Business buyers who are seeking wholesale v twin cylinder diesel engines with high efficiency may find a wide range of selections on Alibaba.com. The diesel engine is an internal combustion engine where the ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression. Diesel engines usually operate on either a 2-stroke or 4-stroke cycle. They were originally designed as a more efficient replacement for stationary steam engines. Since the 1910s, they have been used in submarines and boats. Then they have been used in locomotives, buses, trucks, heavy equipment, and electricity generation plants. In the 1930s, people slowly began using them in automobiles. Since the 1970s, the use of diesel engines in larger on-road and off-road vehicles has also increased. The wide application of diesel engines in different areas makes it a promising industry.

What are the benefits of a diesel engine?

1. The diesel engine has higher efficiency than other combustion engines. Diesel engines inject the fuel into the combustion chamber straightforward. They have no intake air restrictions apart from air filters and intake plumbing and have no intake manifold vacuum to add parasitic load and pumping losses when the pistons are pulled down against the intake system vacuum. Cylinder filling with atmospheric air is aided and volumetric efficiency is boosted for the same reason.

2. Diesel engines have a good exhaust-emission behavior. The exhaust contains a small volume of carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons. Direct-injected diesel engines can emit nearly as much nitrogen oxides as Otto cycle engines.

3. Since Diesel engines have no high voltage electrical ignition system, they are more adaptable to damp environments. The lack of coils, spark plug wires, etc. helps eliminate a source of radio frequency emissions that can disrupt navigation and communication equipment, which is especially important in marine and aircraft applications, and for preventing interference with radio telescopes.

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