diesel engine cycle![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Diesel engine: combustion engine in which the compressed air becomes sufficiently hot to ignite the injected fuel.
power ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Stroke during which the expansion of the burning gases pushes the piston downward.
fuel injector ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Device pulverizing the fuel in the combustion chamber.
compression ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Stroke during which the piston rises, compressing the air, which becomes heated under the pressure.
injection/combustion ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Fuel ignites immediately when it is injected into the hot air at very high pressure.
intake ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Phase during which the exhaust valve opens and the piston comes down and draws the air/fuel mixture into the combustion chamber.
air ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Air enters the combustion chamber.
exhaust ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Phase during which the piston moves up and forces the burned gases toward the exhaust valve.