Can an engine run on liquid oxygen?

Almost all the rest is nitrogen, which is inert when it runs through the engine. The engine can burn no more gas than the amount of oxygen allows. Any extra fuel would come out of the exhaust pipe unburned.

Does internal combustion engine need air?

Each time the fuel ignites is called the combustion, or power, stroke. The heat and expanding gases from this miniexplosion push the piston down in the cylinder. Engines need air (namely oxygen) to burn fuel.

What does an internal combustion engine need to run?

Ignition. Internal combustion engines require ignition of the mixture, either by spark ignition (SI) or compression ignition (CI). Before the invention of reliable electrical methods, hot tube and flame methods were used.

Why is nitrous used instead of oxygen?

Nitrous is easily compressed into a liquid, unlike oxygen. Injecting liquid nitrous oxide has a twofold benefit. It instantly turns into a gas, thus absorbing heat, so the density of the colder fuel and air charge entering the combustion chamber is increased.

Can you run an engine on acetylene?

In comparison with commercial liquid fuels, very wide flammability limits and a low Octane Number have relegated the acetylene into the “iperdetonat” fuels category. Thus, it is impossible to run an internal combustion engine on acetylene without a detonation phenomena control system.

How efficient is internal combustion engine?

Most internal combustion engines are only 20 percent thermally efficient, according to Green Car Reports. In addition to heat, the various systems required to run the engine all take energy that could potentially be put to use propelling the vehicle.

Can a car work without oxygen?

To answer your question: the car will run fine; it will use conservative values that will run a bit rich (too much fuel compared to the air) but this will not have any adverse effect on the engine health, etc.

What are 3 things that an internal combustion engine needs to run?

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• Ingredient one: Compression. An engine needs compression to run. A compression test is a straightforward (and usually simple) test to perform.
• Ingredient two: Air. Air is required to run an engine.
• Ingredient three: Fuel. Fuel and air sort of work hand in hand, as we just discussed.