The diesel engine in its many forms is the workhorse of modern industry. Our fuel experts explain what makes this type of engine so important
Diesel Engines Are an Essential Part of Transport and Industry – Here’s How They Work
Diesel engines are an example of an internal combustion engine and are present across countless kinds of applications. These kinds of engines differ from petrol engines in that they are an example of a compression ignition engine, ie, they use high pressure to combust it’s fuel, instead of an ignition source (such as the spark that fires petrol engines)
While diesel engines are mostly associated with diesel cars and commercial road transport, they are relied on to carry out a range of work in all sorts of industries, from generating heat, generating electricity as well as moving vehicles. Crown Oil’s fuel experts explain how these engines work and where you’ll see them in action.
Trivia: Diesel fuel is named after the engine for which it is manufactured, not the other way round. This is because the Diesel engine was invented by Rudolf Diesel. This is why you’ll sometimes see the Diesel capitalised, although we’ll stick to the common way of writing it.