How Many Kilograms is a 15-Horsepower Diesel Engine?
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15-horsepower diesel engine weighs 20 kilograms. Below is relevant information about compression ignition and spark ignition: 1. Compression Ignition: Corresponding to diesel engines, this ignition method uses diesel as fuel. Compared to gasoline, diesel has a lower auto-ignition temperature (around 220°C), higher viscosity, and is less prone to evaporation. Additionally, diesel engines do not have spark plugs and have a higher compression ratio than gasoline engines. Therefore, diesel engines rely on the compression stroke to compress the air-fuel mixture to its ignition point, causing it to ignite automatically, hence the name compression ignition. 2. Spark Ignition: Corresponding to gasoline engines, this ignition method involves gasoline, which has a higher auto-ignition temperature (around 480°C) compared to diesel, lower viscosity, and is easier to evaporate. This allows gasoline to form a uniform mixture with air outside the cylinder or be directly injected into the cylinder via a fuel injection system. Then, near the end of the compression stroke, the mixture is ignited by a spark plug, hence the name spark ignition.