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Date:         Thu, 3 Jan 2002 23:12:43 -0500
Reply-To:     "myjunkbox@rogers.com" <myjunkbox@ROGERS.COM>
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From:         "myjunkbox@rogers.com" <myjunkbox@ROGERS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Diesel Heat
In-Reply-To:  <014d01c194cc$13327e40$0ced8018@ne.mediaone.net>
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> Excuse my unfamiliarity with the subject, but isn't alot of the heat
> produced by a diesel engine used up in it's operation, leaving a relatively
> scant amount to heat up the cavernous interior of a Vanagon?  Granted it's
> much better than any of the air-cooled models (without aux heat), but not as
> good as a gasoline fired engine.
> 
> Dave B


You are correct.    It is part of the Otto heat cycle.   It takes heat
to burn the diesel fuel, but excess heat is generated in the process. 
A diesel engine's efficiancy can be measured by the amount of heat it
produces vs the heat consumed in the process.


Jay
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