How a Diesel Engine Works

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9 жыл бұрын

This 2 minute video provides a high-level explanation of how diesel engine combustion principles work to power your vehicle compared to conventional gasoline engines.
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@vinko9. 5 жыл бұрын

Finally a simple explanation on how diesel engines work! I completely understood petrol engines, but diesels were always enigma for me

@dragospahontu 2 жыл бұрын

@@chubbychubs4636 if it's cold outside you don't get a bang.

@VeltyGames 2 жыл бұрын

@@dragospahontumaybe your engine

@dragospahontu 2 жыл бұрын

@@VeltyGames mazda makes petrol engines work like diesel

@rafaelramosmelim735 2 жыл бұрын

Diesel works on witchcraft

@TheyCallMeMrMaybe 2 жыл бұрын

The gasoline example here is for IDI, aka port fuel injection, which is an old way of mixing fuel and air. These days, they use direct injection, which is the same way diesel operates, but there is still need for spark ignition.

@whoami7566 9 жыл бұрын

This video is perfect. Leave it to an oil company to explain diesel in less than 2mins

@anxiety1209 2 жыл бұрын

They also sell gas and diesel

@waxasbabar 2 жыл бұрын

@@anxiety1209 C

@rafaykhanyousefzai 2 жыл бұрын

@@anxiety1209 gas and diesel are oil

@cliffbooth7075 2 жыл бұрын

Shell are actually a fossil fuel company, so it’s their business to know.

@ichangedmyname0001 2 жыл бұрын

@@cliffbooth7075 it's their business to know fossil fuels. Not machine mechanics

@Nafeesdrmc 2 жыл бұрын

I remember the hours I spent during my school days to understand how diesel engines work. I had only some images to support the theoretical portion of the book to understand it. Seeing this video brings back all those theoretical aspects to life, in a much more easily understandable manner. Thanks, Shell!

@minhthunguyendang9900 9 күн бұрын

Same here ! Greetings from a old timer

@YelpBullhorn 2 жыл бұрын

It’s always baffled me how something so volatile and light as petrol requires a spark, and yet something so unreactive and heavy as diesel doesn’t.

@Michael-fr8gy 2 жыл бұрын

It’s because of the compression ratio. Notice how the volume of air in the diesel is way less at top dead centre, compared to the gas one which has a larger cavity at the top. A higher compression ratio increases the temperatures. If you had gas in an engine with compression ratios as high as a diesel, the fuel would ignite before it reaches the top and cause problems, potentially damage.

@emmanuelquerol 2 жыл бұрын

@@Michael-fr8gy why not use gasoline in a diesel engine?

@JayRussellDuramax 2 жыл бұрын

Diesel fuel is actually a very thin oil, whereas gasoline is a solvent - which is like the opposite of an oil. The extremely high fuel pressures in modern diesel engines require a high pressure injection pump. The simplest way to lubricate those pumps is with the fluid that they're pumping. Diesel accomplishes this very well. Also, diesel fuel has more energy in it than gasoline, so I don't think gasoline would be any better in the power/fuel efficiency department.

@YelpBullhorn 2 жыл бұрын

@@JayRussellDuramax thank you for that. 👍

@dorchevsky2556 2 жыл бұрын

@@emmanuelquerol gasoline is more susceptible to knock I believe

@mpa1931 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best animations I've seen

@jason41a 2 жыл бұрын

just imagine how millions of these combustions are happening each minute. and without them, we would still be spinning cotton by hand, and riding horses to work.

@glennso47 2 жыл бұрын

Or driving Teslas. 🤔

@Rosteripulla 2 жыл бұрын

Millions? If you count every cylinder, a typical 4 cylinder rarely exceeds 14000 combustions per minute. 4 cylinders times 7000rpm divided by 2, as 4 stroke engine compresses every other rotation. Don't get me wrong, it is still impressive, but it's not that insane.

@joeyeoman5912 2 жыл бұрын

@@glennso47 and how were the materials used in teslas mined? By using fuel dickhead

@peteyv 2 жыл бұрын

@@joeyeoman5912 teslas grow on trees dummy

@JackFifield 2 жыл бұрын

Or cycling to work

@jasonsherwood7539 6 жыл бұрын

Piston mechanics and physics explained in under two minutes.... impressive.

@ZarieTudiskava 2 жыл бұрын

Simple and straight to the point. Thank you Shell!

@JETJOOBOY 2 жыл бұрын

4 months later.... Still feel Grateful to the Money Grubbing pigs?

@natehgr8960 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for ruining the planet for all future generations shell!

@user-jt6xh2ln9z 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Shell, for burying your own report on climate change in 1986! Are you people this fricking dumb? „Thank you Shell“? Frick me

@friendofp.24 2 жыл бұрын

Now pay 6.79 for their overpriced gas

@dyllanjalilul1653 2 жыл бұрын

@@friendofp.24 Lmfao

@hammiehammie7935 2 жыл бұрын

Now that I learnt something from you Shell, maybe I don't feel so bad with how much it cost me filling up my tank. Thanks faceless multi-national company!

@realbad5071 2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget to thank your dear fluffy government for the crippling cost of diesel fuel.

@10kurz1 Жыл бұрын

@@realbad5071 Please, don’t spark a political debate

@realbad5071 Жыл бұрын

@@10kurz1 There is no debate. Just what it is. One could debate that water is not wet and fire will not burn, yet the fact remains

@cjadventures8840 8 ай бұрын

@@realbad5071 But water isn't wet

@graustreifbrombeerkralle1078 2 жыл бұрын

That's pretty cool! Well explained! We can be glad to have this technology!

@aatish.r2849 3 жыл бұрын

thank you for teaching its very clear

@pietrosal9629 2 жыл бұрын

Simple and straight to the Point Nice!

@obere7999 6 жыл бұрын

Simplicity informative and understandable.

@carlosvipe2765 2 жыл бұрын

Living and learning. That Diesel man was another genious inventor, a revolutionary in the human's history!

@matthewvwuk 2 жыл бұрын

A very informative video indeed. I like the animations, they really make it look very realistic! Now for two more of these informative videos complete with animations on how 2-stroke petrol & diesel engines work please. Thank you.

@nathangarcia2153 Жыл бұрын

Ystvs7 rxjx

@bkehlin 2 жыл бұрын

I literally watched two different videos, about 15 minutes each, and this explained it quicker, and clearer.

@zakariashah8993 3 жыл бұрын

Quick and simple to learn, thanks for the video

@fishingwithretards3789 2 жыл бұрын

That’s actually makes sense thanks for this video

@skrotosd 2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: diesel is called “gasolio” in Italian while gasoline is called “benzina”

@Cristian88. 2 жыл бұрын

Yes. We are strange

@eduardkalmanawardze 2 жыл бұрын

In Polish we call diesel "Olej napędowy" - litteraly "Powering oil", or we also call it "Ropa", and for gasoline we call it "Benzyna"

@skrotosd 2 жыл бұрын

@@Cristian88. it’s not only Italian, German use “benzin” and diesel, names are all over the place!

@jackbarrett3599 2 жыл бұрын

Similar in French, adds you might expect: Gasoline = essence Diesel = gazole

@ctwentysevenj6531 2 жыл бұрын

In Australia, UK, New Zealand we call Gasoline Petrol

@jimmyjoshuatafida733 4 жыл бұрын

it was a wonderful clip very educative

@bheemshankar_pk 2 жыл бұрын

Clearly explained and understood thank you 🙏

@siddharthbhargav 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Shell, very cool.

@g_t_maggi 2 жыл бұрын

Good job, youtube recomendations! You've done it again!!

@1010degrees 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, I have never seen a KZfaq video without a single dislike! (Hope I don’t jinx it). Great video and well deserved. There should be some KZfaq award for this…if there isn’t already.

@Garrettsharpbob 2 жыл бұрын

Big ups to Shell for this video

@antoine1407 3 жыл бұрын

that’s really a great video

@Amnok 2 жыл бұрын

Finally my first respect on Shell

@dirtyvinyl8817 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Shell, very informative, can you lower gas prices now please?

@NadimKhan-vp4un 2 жыл бұрын

Nicely explained.straight to the point,rather than a lengthy videos.

@peterlonter9053 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks shell for this awesome illustration . Grait work

@danielroberts2838 8 жыл бұрын

great

@FirstNameLastName-hy2iz 3 жыл бұрын

You almost nailed it 😂

@kiloton1920 2 жыл бұрын

It’s the thought that counts right guys?

@lukerinderknecht2982 2 жыл бұрын

grate

@AlexCapi 2 жыл бұрын

Greight

@Vylkeer 2 жыл бұрын

Very nicely made and well detailed 3D animation about the key differences in the operating method of a diesel vs petrol engine. The foundational difference is the presence of a spark plug in the cylinder head of a petrol engine which ignites the fuel during every cycle of the piston whereas diesel doesn't as it uses the principle of compression to detonate the fuel. This means that while the battery is only necessary to start a diesel engine and not to make it run, it is essential in a petrol engine as, without electricity, the electrodes wouldn't be able to generate the spark. Another difference I can think of is the fact that a petrol engine can use either injectors or carburetors, diesel only uses the former.

@EvgenyMurashkin 2 жыл бұрын

The accurate injection of fuel in diesel is also made by electronic operated parts

@anthonykobiec8569 2 жыл бұрын

I believe some Diesel engines had “glow plugs” to help with ignition.

@benqqu 2 жыл бұрын

@@anthonykobiec8569 Yeah you need them in cold weather to start the combustion. When its cool outside, the intake air and the cylinder are too cold to ignite the diesel. In very cold places like Finland where I´m from, pretty much every diesel car also has an engine block heater that you have to use when it gets too cold, otherwise the glow plugs arent enough and the car wont start.

@nugget6644 2 жыл бұрын

I had no idea, that's so cool to know.

@bhavyac 3 жыл бұрын

Best explanation.

@nathanmaybee596 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks shell

@DonGH97 Жыл бұрын

Perfect now i know, finally ;) thanks!

@FixiT-Rick 2 жыл бұрын

That's just amazing.

@bluelambo31 2 жыл бұрын

Been watching and can’t believe how Diesel engine really works

@michaelcohen9363 2 жыл бұрын

are you slow?

@Bluedragon2513 2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelcohen9363 are you fast?

@hand__banana 2 жыл бұрын

@@Bluedragon2513 ask my girlfriend (no (I suffer from ED (and have no girlfriend))

@FieldsOfConfusion 2 жыл бұрын

Bornana moment

@devinderkumar1561 10 ай бұрын

great explanation thankyou

@Arizona9001 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I will use this info to become CEO of Shell.

@Ricsic6 2 жыл бұрын

Can’t wait for your EV video shell! No more oil spill fines 😬😬😬

@sweetbeat7 2 ай бұрын

The part that is often forgotten is how fast all this happens in real-time. A whole piston revolution happening up to 116 X per second (7000 RPM) on a fast engine, that really is mind-blowing

@parthparab8547 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing content makreting!

@albertnoble2727 2 жыл бұрын

Well done shell

@MRDOG-tq5ff 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks i now learned

@youpo1 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you shell very nice

@rezymu5337 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting stuff I like it.

@sumanmistri6422 5 жыл бұрын

Good information

@arunwatt 2 жыл бұрын

beautifully explained!

@vinayakhuracan5182 2 жыл бұрын

Highly detailed that i can see fuel cutoff 🔥🔥🔥

@nutcase7692 2 жыл бұрын

I have no idea how this ended up in my recommendations nor do I know why I decided to watch this.

@pawgrespecter5560 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you KZfaq recommendations

@Altie8 Ай бұрын

i didnt know shell makes videos like this

@tobi-Mivumbi Жыл бұрын

Wow 👏 simple explanation

@erhansar5581 2 жыл бұрын

Shell is good we love from Turkey ❤ İ like clear WC and happy working ppl

@sobamadeee 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Shell

@vloqy 2 жыл бұрын

very useful information

@TheRafaelRamos 2 жыл бұрын

I like the smell of diesel in the morning!

@pianotutorialseasy 2 жыл бұрын

Finally! This is so short and to the point. Thanks!

@prettywoman-random 2 жыл бұрын

Simple and straight to the point...👍

@davidtechi6494 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@cs512tr 2 жыл бұрын

a nice, concise no faff explanation with time wasted waffling on about likes and their channel... nice

@allan280973 2 жыл бұрын

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 From Brazil 🇧🇷 🇧🇷 🇧🇷

@thinkthencreate7341 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@Ninlakarn 9 ай бұрын

Very Good Video

@crowape2139 Жыл бұрын

Very good video 🤩

@39FORTYWATER 2 жыл бұрын

Good stuff

@jwatson9732 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant! I knew it was something to do with compression, but I always wondered how they got the ignition to happen at the right time.

@thanos8403 2 жыл бұрын

Shell: Let us explain how diesel works *shows a clip of a machine printing money Shell: There ya go!

@arseniyseleznovveroboj1571 2 жыл бұрын

Однажды мы запускали двигатель прямым впрыском бензина со шприца. Тест удался))

@Three-LeggedCat 2 жыл бұрын

I power my Harley-Davidson with shell gasoline and I love you guys

@peterherrington3300 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe "power" is the wrong word.

@Three-LeggedCat 2 жыл бұрын

@@peterherrington3300 haha chill, it's a 1500 it has some power. I used to race thousand CC Japanese bikes, so trust me I do understand true power, nice busa by the way, but the Harley does what I need for me now, I don't go beyond 180 anymore, the Harley does about 120 LOL and I'm fine with that

@tapasdolai1718 6 жыл бұрын

Good

@G809 Жыл бұрын

When the cop pulls you over for speeding but the Free Bird guitar solo is playing

@curtpiazza1688 2 жыл бұрын

Good!

@mahmoudyasser7638 Жыл бұрын

Today I'm freshman engineering student and had a discussion with my colleague Eng. Aly Hazem let the history remember

@arthursmith643 7 жыл бұрын

Great video to the point

@wandasanchez3056 5 жыл бұрын

Zpandora

@johnnynokaiser2058 5 жыл бұрын

@arun4846 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@koburrr 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Now i know how a disel engine works

@nenemuy 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks u shell

@mansimransingh2880 2 жыл бұрын

Amazingg 🔥

@shadowxxe 2 жыл бұрын

1:27 might want to edit that mouth sound out shell that made me recoil xD

@turtlehead3513 2 жыл бұрын

Diesel Engine Lore:

@hilariusubaldiasarinarindr9255 2 жыл бұрын

After 7 years this video uploaded, me who only use KZfaq for gaming video and anime suddenly got this in my recommendation. Thanks algorithm, for giving me knowledge I will never use.

@sekousuperdiabate1853 Жыл бұрын

Nice

@SpankMyFace 2 жыл бұрын

I try to explain to people that firearms and ICE engines work on a similar principle, but nobody seems to agree. And ICE engine is essentially a firearm that harnesses the projectile (piston) into a rotational motion using a crankshaft and connecting rods. Gunpowder is swapped for a combustible liquid, an aerodynamic projectile is swapped for a flat piston, an open-sided rifled barrel is swapped for a short cylinder, and the single-use primer is swapped for a reusable ignition plug (spark/glow).

@sansyboy4181 2 жыл бұрын

I noticed, being able to link things together things from disparate fields is a sign of intelligence and how inventions get made, keep it up.

@TheFlynCow 2 жыл бұрын

is it expelling a projectile? no.

@Old_Joseph 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheFlynCow neither does shooting blanks, but it’s still a firearm…

@TheFlynCow 2 жыл бұрын

@@Old_Joseph its still a device CAPABLE and MADE TO expel projectiles. A Signal gun only capable to shoot blanks is not a firearm.

@SolubleSoluble 2 жыл бұрын

KZfaq decided to reccomended me this today.

@exitium194 2 жыл бұрын

Trying to figure out why 1: This video was recommended to me 5 years after I last looked up how combustion engines work for uni, and 2: every single video on the side has been replaced by ones uploaded by Shell even though some of them only have hundreds of views. Looks like more slimy money gushing into Google's account again...

@rockyman6883 2 жыл бұрын

I work as a bus mechanic. I don't know why I'm even watching this lmao

@RajaKutanaGintingSt 3 жыл бұрын

Penjelasan yang sangat sempurna sekali 🤝🙏

@user-qc6kz9jo9j 2 ай бұрын

Next ideas would be the power thrust engines.The future in oil industry.🎉🎉🎉🎉

@flintbrantley7903 2 жыл бұрын

This are the questions I am too lazy to search so youtube recommended it to me.

@possibleimpossible3359 2 ай бұрын

It was found that the ethanol-glycerol blend at the ratio of 3:1 (75/25%) can be directly applied as a substitute fuel for either gasoline or ethanol in internal combustion engines in the automotive and power industry.