Why Fuel Injectors are AWESOME (28,000 fps Slow Mo) Part 1 - Smarter Every Day 281

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  • @smartereveryday
    @smartereveryday  Рік тому +576

    3 Links to know about:
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    Seriously, thanks to everyone who supports on Patreon. It's a big deal and I'm genuinely grateful.

    • @troseberry91585
      @troseberry91585 Рік тому +7

      The slow motion of the single port injector reminds me of fire breathers. They're doing the same basic thing, spraying the fuel until it atomizes enough to get to the right fuel/air mixture and ignites.

    • @mixedpickles9201
      @mixedpickles9201 Рік тому +3

      i hope you plan on making another video on the different type of fuel injectors… like from the books you showed us, how diesel compression was different than others.

    • @RustyShackleford_
      @RustyShackleford_ Рік тому +9

      I just want to say thank you, Destin, and everyone who supports this channel financially. I don't have the extra money to help out, but the attention to extraneous detail is very much appreciated in a world that seems increasingly like everything is turning to easily digestible, CliffsNotes-style explanations. From the topics themselves, to Destin going to farms and such and getting his hands dirty to give us simulated hands-on experience, to the videos of the complexities of the space flight equipment that I'll never use, lol, this channel is a shining city upon a hill. Keep up the great work, and good luck!

    • @username34159265
      @username34159265 Рік тому +6

      Re: #3 - I'm subscribed, but somehow the UA-cam algorithm changed my notifications from "all" to "personalized" and I didn't get an alert for this video. Fortunately, the email list came through!

    • @BBRandom
      @BBRandom Рік тому +11

      Maybe your hair is too short. :P

  • @ThatDudeinBlue
    @ThatDudeinBlue Рік тому +2760

    It's so hard to explain how fuel is delivered to a vehicle if somebody has never seen it actually happen. This is literally the best showcase of how fuel injectors work. Amazing job. as always!

    • @caterpillarslim1288
      @caterpillarslim1288 Рік тому +18

      It's even harder to explain HEUI injection

    • @Phrew
      @Phrew Рік тому +4

      @@caterpillarslim1288 why is it hard? It‘s just an electromagnetic valve.

    • @bmxscape
      @bmxscape Рік тому +19

      @@Phrew its even harder to explain how a 2 stroke engines bottom end is lubricated... they use the fuel to lubricate the bearings lol

    • @BKetch
      @BKetch Рік тому +20

      I love when I see other UA-camrs that I watch comment on other videos I watch.

    • @GD-mg6pk
      @GD-mg6pk Рік тому +7

      @@Phrew c’mon, that’s a little misleading. I mean there is more to the system and its function than a solenoid, right?

  • @yinglish119
    @yinglish119 Рік тому +1618

    Thank you Dean for supporting the right to repair and help keep old stuff running.

    • @f.k.b.16
      @f.k.b.16 Рік тому +14

      I was thinking the exact same thing

    • @shawnpa
      @shawnpa Рік тому +21

      Quality after market parts are so needed. 💯

    • @joejoe6023
      @joejoe6023 Рік тому +7

      What an awesome way to make a living !

    • @michaelmurray11189
      @michaelmurray11189 Рік тому +7

      DIY Mechanic’s Matter!

    • @brendandor
      @brendandor Рік тому +7

      Something most people can get behind whatever their politics.

  • @micahphilson
    @micahphilson Рік тому +662

    I love how Destin goes from nuclear submarines to tractor parts to apollo mission technology to tractor pulls to the incredibly wide myriad of subjects on his popular videos list.
    This guy is just a grown up curious little kid who gets to explore all of his dreams and take us along for the ride!

    • @duckyman1755
      @duckyman1755 Рік тому +9

      great summary of his channel

    • @tzkelley
      @tzkelley Рік тому +1

      I hope his new manufacturing business has something to do with rockets!

    • @parapapapa69
      @parapapapa69 Рік тому +3

      And I knew anything about any of those things neither even "care" about that much and yet... here I am devouring videos. Destin is gold !

    • @mickeyfilmer5551
      @mickeyfilmer5551 Рік тому +4

      His dad was one of the Saturn 5 engineers... what do you expect? he is a genius.

    • @matthewellisor5835
      @matthewellisor5835 Рік тому +1

      @@mickeyfilmer5551 And all the way up to JWST.

  • @victoraunon6417
    @victoraunon6417 Рік тому +225

    I have a PhD in internal combustion engines. I can only say that I love how you approach a subject from its basis. You are an eager experimentalist and the passion you show in your content is inspiring and contagious

    • @gregsilva1230
      @gregsilva1230 Рік тому +1

      get your money back, none of those injectors fired correctly.

    • @MrBobbo18
      @MrBobbo18 Рік тому +13

      Where did you get it? You’re an engineer? I’ve never heard of getting a phd in engines.

    • @markverhoeven7518
      @markverhoeven7518 Рік тому +1

      🔫

    • @corataylor2205
      @corataylor2205 Рік тому +15

      "PhD in internal combustion engines" doesn't even sound real.

    • @TRak598
      @TRak598 Рік тому +5

      I may be wrong, but getting a PhD is about presenting a thesis, not about being part of the research team of a well-stablished initiative or aiding someone in presenting theirs; And if that's the case, you can be a PhD in anything so long as your thesis is accepted.

  • @TimeBucks
    @TimeBucks Рік тому +428

    I adore you and your work so much

  • @ElizabethSwims
    @ElizabethSwims Рік тому +355

    I love how your accent saturation changes depending on when you are narrating vs talking to people. Do you have a saturation dial you turn to adjust how southern you sound. I love it.

    • @kyleeverly9243
      @kyleeverly9243 Рік тому +68

      Linguists call this code switching in case you want to learn more about it :)

    • @ElizabethSwims
      @ElizabethSwims Рік тому +30

      @@kyleeverly9243 I find myself doing this when I visit home state. Or when I meet people from my neck of the woods.

    • @ironhorse3497
      @ironhorse3497 Рік тому +14

      @@ElizabethSwims Me too. Weird, right? I come back and everybody asks me why i'm talking like a redneck lol.. I don't do it on purpose. Just seems to happen.

    • @javannapoli2018
      @javannapoli2018 Рік тому +25

      My friend has a really strong code switch when he talks to his family.
      We live in Australia but he was born in England and his family moved here when he was young.
      He has an Australian accent normally but anytime he speaks to his family he instantly swaps to a strong English accent, it's pretty funny.

    • @firekrave1
      @firekrave1 Рік тому

      @@ElizabethSwims same.

  • @yutanashi2809
    @yutanashi2809 Рік тому +147

    That slow motion video of the flame moving towards the camera was insane. Really mesmerizing

    • @ChemEDan
      @ChemEDan Рік тому

      POV - joint at a hippy festival

  • @mrgeorgejetson
    @mrgeorgejetson Рік тому +125

    The thing I think people are most attracted to in all of your videos is the fact that you've managed to retain your sense wonder and excitement into your middle age. It's quite infectious, in the best way, and I've tried to do the same thing, myself. Your son is a luck young guy to have a father who is so enthused by things like carburetors and fuel injectors (and the refractive qualities of water, and pneumatically-propelled baseballs, and so on and so on).

  • @hacksmith
    @hacksmith Рік тому +344

    That was awesome to see!!! Thanks for sharing!

  • @bam.3767
    @bam.3767 Рік тому +218

    9:52 Destin's slow motion reaction is so far the best thing I've seen this year.

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Рік тому +3

      That's something best experienced in slomo.

    • @MikkoRantalainen
      @MikkoRantalainen Рік тому +4

      Yes, it looks like his mind rapidly went "oops, glad I used safety goggles but if that thing would have caused any bigger fireball, I'd be missing some of my hair nonetheless".

    • @ericthemantis
      @ericthemantis Рік тому +9

      Put the captions on. It says, ".....". lol

    • @luviskol
      @luviskol Рік тому +4

      "It was at that moment he knew...
      He done F'd up"
      or "If I go home with no eyebrows, my wife is gonna kill me"

    • @philmiller681
      @philmiller681 Рік тому

      Safety squints.

  • @MinistryOfMagic_DoM
    @MinistryOfMagic_DoM Рік тому +301

    Destin, you inspired me to become an engineer. Years ago when I was fresh out of the military you were kind enough to correspond with me via email about various photography techniques. I now work in aviation engineering. Along that trail to get to where I am today I worked as an automotive mechanic and I have a lot of these tools and a curious mind. It's very difficult to convince myself to be responsible and not try this at home 😂.
    Thank you for always staying curious and helping to inspire more people to be as well. I promise I probably won't try this at home. Maybe at work though.

    • @anon_y_mousse
      @anon_y_mousse Рік тому +3

      Yeah, at home is definitely not safe, but at work, heck yeah! 😂

    • @miqueiasnogueira2358
      @miqueiasnogueira2358 Рік тому +4

      recently changed my major to engineering based on legends like destin and mark robber

    • @kurtownsj00
      @kurtownsj00 Рік тому +1

      That's right, do it at work on the clock! Okay realistically I've had to do a spray-pattern test like twice in 10 years, but it's still fun with the old testers!

    • @cadencecachola4637
      @cadencecachola4637 Рік тому

      Did you go to college to become an engineer before you were a mechanic?

  • @highlythought-outlowblows5530
    @highlythought-outlowblows5530 Рік тому +13

    Remember my brother that your taking the battery out was not an act of idiocy, it was an act of ignorance. Ignorance that was removed after learning occurred. Speak kindness with yourself as we all do our best with what we know until we know more, and by striving to be Smarter Every Day you empower others to learn that ignorance may abate. But there is always a difference between ignorance and idiocy. Much love to you and yours.

  • @AntVenom
    @AntVenom Рік тому +369

    Well, today I learned some of the fundamentals of fuel injection. Also, I was not expecting those finale slo-mo's to be as extraordinary as they were.

    • @supertornadogun1690
      @supertornadogun1690 Рік тому +29

      Most random antvenom spotting

    • @danbjuliano626
      @danbjuliano626 Рік тому +12

      Wow its AntVenom, its feels like a cool crossover

    • @3dprintworld503
      @3dprintworld503 Рік тому

      that's litterally how ww1 flame throwers work. You don't actually get burned by the fire, you get burned by the burning fuel that squirts out like a water gun.

    • @whopperlover1772
      @whopperlover1772 Рік тому

      @@supertornadogun1690 fr lmao

    • @Sageofthe16
      @Sageofthe16 Рік тому +1

      today you watched a guy burn some fuel.

  • @bhuvansundarr1346
    @bhuvansundarr1346 Рік тому +71

    The last few slomo shot were incredible, I mean i was so mesmerised to see stuff that you cannot normally witness. Thank you Destin for the fantastic content that you share here, and this is what we need.

    • @smartereveryday
      @smartereveryday  Рік тому +18

      Thanks for saying kind things!

    • @maybach6536
      @maybach6536 Рік тому +3

      @@smartereveryday I would love to know what those 2 books you referenced were, being in the automotive field I’m always looking to Learn new things. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

  • @franklinpaul368
    @franklinpaul368 Рік тому +3

    Hello there. I'm a mechanical engineer building HP Boilers in Uzbekistan. I must say that I love your videos. You inspire the curious child in me with wonder and awe of the world around. Also, I'm glad to see the Bible references at the end of each video. Thank You very much.

  • @gregwhitton2293
    @gregwhitton2293 Рік тому +106

    Those were some of the clearest, crisp, sharpest slow motion images of fire I've ever seen. Absolutely beautiful and mesmerizing. I absolutely love this channel. Thank you Destin.

    • @darksunrise957
      @darksunrise957 Рік тому +1

      It probably helps when the thing you're filming produces it's own light XD
      Half the difficulty to slow mo shooting is that each frame of video has so little time to collect light that things either need to be really well lit, or end up looking darker, or the shutter speed is adjusted for more light but blurrier images.

    • @mojeimja
      @mojeimja Рік тому +2

      you just made a certain pair of guys sad, slowly sad :)

    • @devonwilliams2423
      @devonwilliams2423 Рік тому

      As a robot i find this video extreme attractive

    • @masonplant2773
      @masonplant2773 Рік тому

      Not saying these shots aren’t fantastic, but I’d highly suggest you check out The Slo Mo Guys if you like that kind of high quality slo mo!

  • @marcuscorrea88
    @marcuscorrea88 Рік тому +49

    After, I dunno maybe 10 years, Destin still have me curious and fascinated with nature, science and engineering with the happiness of a child. My first and only "ring the bell" on youtube for a decade, and never regreted!

  • @christianschrull8110
    @christianschrull8110 Рік тому +60

    I just love how after all these years, you still have the same sense of wonder that you had in the beginning. Cant wait to learn more about this with you!

  • @joshuaclayton6940
    @joshuaclayton6940 Рік тому +109

    Those slo-mo burning patterns were so beautiful. Came for science, stayed for the art.

    • @helvettefaensatan
      @helvettefaensatan Рік тому +1

      Yeah, there is not enough ‘writing it down’ for this to be science and not mucking about.

  • @JohnWilliams-ee9el
    @JohnWilliams-ee9el Рік тому +140

    When you have fire and nervous giggling, you know you’re at the cutting edge of science.

  • @SDAspra
    @SDAspra Рік тому +27

    That last shot of the flame engulfing the whole screen in slowmo with the background music 15:40 was literal 🔥

  • @kineticdeath
    @kineticdeath Рік тому +11

    I just love the way your friend not only remembered being part of your show looooong ago but he was instantly in with what the topic of the video was

  • @Bleeper168
    @Bleeper168 Рік тому +15

    This is my favorite episode of Smarter Every Day. The music, the visuals, and the mechanical engineering - I love it all. Thank you for this video.

  • @voidlaser02
    @voidlaser02 Рік тому +52

    Honestly I just love the music and the vibes this video gives. It's such a wholesome way of exploring complicated stuff

  • @Fixthisbuildthat
    @Fixthisbuildthat Рік тому +265

    I wonder how a flame would interact with laminar gasoline flow? Because there is no turbulence would it just never ignite, or maybe the flame being a flow of it's own would disturb the laminar flow and cause the turbulence needed for ignition. These are the thoughts you make us think, Destin 😂

    • @nickldominator
      @nickldominator Рік тому +12

      I wonder if the airflow would cause enough fumes to form and be ignitable around the flow 🤔🤔

    • @Heroo01
      @Heroo01 Рік тому +53

      Gasoline is INCREDIBLY volatile. It'd start to evaporate on the way down and the fumes would easily catch on fire. The liquid isn't ever what ignites. It's the vapor coming off of it.
      It's why you never use gasoline as a fire starter. If you wait more than a couple minutes, you have a massive cloud of gasoline vapor that's literally ready to explode once lit.

    • @ivanbarreras9445
      @ivanbarreras9445 Рік тому

      @Hero to his point. I guess laminar flow would best increase the chances of minimal gas build up given minimal surface area. So it would light. But I guess it would be the hardest to light of the flow patterns. Maybe. I've never done the test, just guessing

    • @Heroo01
      @Heroo01 Рік тому +5

      @@ivanbarreras9445 It'd still be flowing past a lot of unsaturated air so the gas would naturally kind of want to fill it. The BEST case open air scenario is a deep container with no air flow over it. Gas vapor is heavier than air so it'll mostly sink and should somewhat stay contained without airflow disturbing it and allowing more to evaporate. Still, gasoline is probably the most volatile liquid I know of other than maybe alcohol. Any gasoline left in open air isn't gonna be great news.
      But yes, the smaller the surface area, the slower it'll evaporate. So laminar would definitely be best

    • @moos5221
      @moos5221 Рік тому +5

      gasoline liquid never burns, it's always just the vapors that burn. so in a laminar flow condition it would still just engulf the liquid with flame and would likely disturb the flow at some point. would be interesting to see though.

  • @Evinosx
    @Evinosx Рік тому +32

    Destin, thanks for continuing to pursue your curiosity with random stuff. Your channel has been a big influence in motivating me to return to school after a career in ophthalmology and get an engineering degree. Now I'm 3d printing homes! Your channel is inspiring a generation! Keep it up!

  • @blackbored-p3m
    @blackbored-p3m Рік тому +1

    I am a diesel engine design engineer and recently I was simulating flow from a injector and there is so much more happening.
    1. Hydro erosion
    2. Flow breaking
    3. Droplet cavitation
    4. Evaporation
    5. Air drag
    6. Swirl
    7. Fuel leak (back flow)
    8. Combustion bowl induced redirection
    Physics complexity arises from coupling of multiphase flow ,cavitation, fuel evaporation, thermal coupling, multiple interface boundary (fuel/droplet, droplet/air, air/vapour, fuel/air, droplet cloud modelling,).
    It’s so complex it just irresistible❤️

  • @MrNiccholas
    @MrNiccholas Рік тому +91

    I truly can't thank you enough for these videos. Your video on carburetors is probably my single favorite video on the internet! I've been interested in small engines since I was a kid and when I was about 10 my dad bent a crankshaft on a lawnmower engine. He knew it was ruined, so he gave it to me and I spent a summer "dissecting" it and learning as much as I could. I figured a lot out on my own, and became the neighborhood small engine kid. The carburetor was always an issue for me because I couldn't understand how it worked. That video unlocked so much for me and helped me SOOOO much! I actually sent it to a buddy earlier this week because he was having problems getting his snowblower working!

    • @SLOCLMBR
      @SLOCLMBR Рік тому +2

      Agreed, definitely one of the best videos on the topic.

    • @goosenotmaverick1156
      @goosenotmaverick1156 Рік тому +2

      Agreed! I already knew how it all went, and worked, been working on small engines for years. But seeing it all in action was fantastic! Visualizing it that way was the best way I've ever seen it explained. It took me a long time to wrap my head around it, when I first learned

  • @qwasd0r
    @qwasd0r Рік тому +42

    Don't forget that, in your experiments, you had air at a pressure of 1 bar.
    Inside a cylinder you have a higher air pressure, resulting in more air within a smaller volume. This is why your flames only started further away from the nozzle instead of right in front of it, like they would inside a motor.
    Thanks for introducing this company to me. My father-in-law has an old Ford 1600 that's become increasingly more difficult to keep running due to missing parts. I hope they ship to Europe! :)

    • @jakubstanicek6726
      @jakubstanicek6726 Рік тому

      The thing that was boggling my mind througoutthe video is that there is no air inlet for air on the injection system... this pressurized air you talk about, where does it come from?

    • @Duality333
      @Duality333 Рік тому

      @@jakubstanicek6726what do you mean there is no air inlet. You mean like a carb pulls air and full in with the pistons upstroke? It’s not like that with a fuel injection?

    • @jakubstanicek6726
      @jakubstanicek6726 Рік тому

      @@Duality333 I mean, when he is spraying with the injector in the video, a 100% fuel goes through the fuel injector and the oxygen comes from the air around. If you spray into the combustion chamber instead, you need a way to prefill it with fresh air everytime before injection.

    • @LR90_200TDI
      @LR90_200TDI Рік тому +3

      @@jakubstanicek6726 there’s something called the induction stroke mate, think you need to look up how an engine works

    • @jakubstanicek6726
      @jakubstanicek6726 Рік тому +1

      @@LR90_200TDI Yeah thats clear when you have a carburator, I was just not sure how that works with injection. So only air is pulled in, and the fuel is injected after that?

  • @ryana3679
    @ryana3679 Рік тому +19

    I think the best part of watching Destins videos is it unlocks the wonder in each of us on subject we never really considered. It’s an amazing feeling watching and going “holy cow that’s cool” or thinking “oh!!!! That’s how it works. Now I get it”. That gift of knowledge and wonderment is truly amazing.

  • @pleinairr
    @pleinairr Рік тому +12

    Hey Destin, my family had a small business dealing with Cetane testing, so we spent a LOT of time working with various fuel injectors. We even produced some high speed footage of auto-ignition in a combustion chamber by using a quartz window back in the early 00's. High speed cameras have come a long way since then. I think the cameras we were using were something like 180px horizontal resolution, haha. It's super cool to see the flame propagation through air with such detail! Very cool to see this being covered!

  • @mocko69
    @mocko69 Рік тому +84

    It's heartwarming to see an adult having fun learning out of curiosity like a child! ❤️

    • @fred_e
      @fred_e Рік тому +3

      He has such child-like wonder about the world and human engineering

    • @archieohare
      @archieohare Рік тому +6

      The only difference between an adult and a child is the price of toys ;)

    • @elrevelde04
      @elrevelde04 Рік тому +2

      i get that feeling when going to different construction sites and we get to see and test other workers' tools, or learned how they work on their own specialty, we look like kids with new toys

  • @AirSafetyInstitute
    @AirSafetyInstitute Рік тому +65

    Awesome video, Destin. A lot of general aviation aircraft now use fuel injection (vs. carburetors) so it is cool to see it in action!

    • @Pilotwisco
      @Pilotwisco Рік тому +4

      the ASI and Destin should do a video together. It would be almost certainly be interesting.

    • @Skinflaps_Meatslapper
      @Skinflaps_Meatslapper Рік тому +1

      Aircraft have been fuel injected for well over a century now, long before it became common in automotive use, and it's kind of rare to find carbureted GA aircraft with more than 180HP. EFI and FADEC is probably what you're thinking of.

    • @AirSafetyInstitute
      @AirSafetyInstitute Рік тому +4

      ​@@Skinflaps_Meatslapper carbureted aircraft are still relatively common in the wider GA fleet

    • @xmysef4920
      @xmysef4920 Рік тому

      @@Skinflaps_MeatslapperIsn’t the reason for that because a fuel injected engine can work perfectly upside down or in any angle?

    • @Skinflaps_Meatslapper
      @Skinflaps_Meatslapper Рік тому

      @@AirSafetyInstitute Yeah, below 180HP, as I said. Above that point it's uncommon to see a carb.

  • @danoconnell1833
    @danoconnell1833 Рік тому +71

    Destin -- a thousand thanks for doing your own closed captions. I love how all the technology terms are correct and the conversations are accurately portrayed. How I wish everyone would do this!

    • @osmia
      @osmia Рік тому +3

      +

    • @ramosel
      @ramosel Рік тому +2

      Yes, BIG thank you for that!!

    • @EggBastion
      @EggBastion Рік тому +1

      big up for letting everyone keep up

    • @earthling_parth
      @earthling_parth Рік тому

      Yes, ask UA-camrs who hi the extra length of putting accurate captions are underrated and those are the ones I usually support first on Patreon.

    • @earthling_parth
      @earthling_parth Рік тому

      Just wanted to clarify that I meant "all UA-camrs who go the extra length". My glide typing habit makes me type fast but can lead to inaccuracies sometimes.

  • @stevebonds5157
    @stevebonds5157 Рік тому +16

    Listening to Destin giggle like a kid in a candy store is great. Proves that he is amazed making these vids as we are watching them.

  • @tjtobin86
    @tjtobin86 Рік тому +34

    Please do more videos like this. Mechanical engineering is something you can read in a book BUT the real life experiments are super informative and fun to see in action!

  • @JerryRigEverything
    @JerryRigEverything Рік тому +214

    Super cool video.

  • @sonan333
    @sonan333 Рік тому +34

    I love when a channel adds their own captions instead of relying on the auto-generated ones. Thank you.

  • @FastPaull
    @FastPaull Рік тому +3

    I think it should be mentioned, these are DIESEL fuel injectors. Port injection Gasoline fuel injectors operate at a much much lower pressure and are controlled electronically. Direct injected gasoline engines operate similar to the diesel with them being ultra high pressure, even higher pressure than the diesel injectors.

  • @stephaniemcpherson2558
    @stephaniemcpherson2558 Рік тому +7

    Farmers kid here & I absolutely LOVE what they’re doing at Cross Creek Tractor!!!! 🤗 May this business grow & thrive always!!!

  • @JMEproductions
    @JMEproductions Рік тому +27

    I really enjoyed the music over the slow motion shots over sound effects, it really complimented the beautiful shots you got! Thanks for sharing this with us Destin!

  • @markwebcraft
    @markwebcraft Рік тому +21

    You have captured some of the most incredible slow-mo flame footage that I've ever seen. Well done Destin, this is why I absolutely love this channel.

  • @GeneralLeeIrritable
    @GeneralLeeIrritable Рік тому +1

    I ran into Destin about a year ago right up the street from my house. I tell you what, he is as nice and genuine in person as he is in his videos. I was honestly star struck and probably a bit awkward. But he engaged in a great conversation with me about his videos when he went out on the subs with our US Navy. He is just a great guy. Thanks for more great content, Destin!

  • @conkerconk3
    @conkerconk3 Рік тому +15

    Destin always does an amazing job at making the recording feel "real" as if you're actually there (probably just the wide angle lens but still), which is awesome

  • @CasualQuasar
    @CasualQuasar Рік тому +9

    I'm floored by those slow motion shots of the single jet injector, my goodness I wasn't ready for something that looked so beautiful. Just wow!

  • @jakeb92980
    @jakeb92980 Рік тому +18

    Many years later after discovering this channel, it still makes me smile and laugh. And of course I ALWAYS learn something. A true gem in the youtube world.

  • @trevordavis4728
    @trevordavis4728 Рік тому

    The “quad nozzles” are used for Direct injection, the “single outlet” injectors that spray in one direction are for indirect injection. Both shoot fuel at high pressure directly into the combustion chamber. Both are primarily used in diesels.

  • @ethancempe8335
    @ethancempe8335 Рік тому +34

    If you filmed those flames in front of a solid black backdrop you could totally sell them on stock footage sites. I'd buy every one of them! Absolutely mesmerizing!

    • @hhalkema
      @hhalkema Рік тому +1

      15:20 looks like a donut... awesome 🙂.

  • @ischuster383
    @ischuster383 Рік тому +25

    12:22 - you talk about the radial boundary being based on the stoichiometry, which is a factor, but also consider that there is flow happening! As the stream pushes outwards, it is carrying fuel mass and air (vapors) outwards, which continues to push the flame front in addition to the AF gradient. Super awesome stuff to think about! Thanks for this video!!

  • @glennbrymer4065
    @glennbrymer4065 Рік тому +11

    I'm throughly enjoying your channel brother! As an old mechanic, I was fascinated by the slow motion!
    Seeing the shapes & vortecs as the fuel ignited and burned was just incredible!
    You are a LOT of fun to watch and listen to my friend! Thank you for giving us all the knowledge you pass along.

    • @davidscott5903
      @davidscott5903 Рік тому

      Just imagine how cramped all of that would be in a single cylinder! 🤯

  • @imstevebarry
    @imstevebarry Рік тому

    Not going to lie. This was one of the most beautiful things I have seen in a long time. Thank you.

  • @YouNameItGaming
    @YouNameItGaming Рік тому +11

    i just love the way slomo gives you a look at the finer details of stuff that we see around us everyday, its like looking at things under a microscope, amazing!
    keep up the great work

  • @joebanks1866
    @joebanks1866 Рік тому +4

    This has had some amazing slow motion, but that single nozzle injector at the end is the coolest thing you have ever recorded (IMHO).
    So Beautiful.
    Thanks.

  • @ZacCrawforth
    @ZacCrawforth Рік тому +18

    Though your videos are extremely interesting and informative, it's your attitude and warmth that keeps me coming back for more. You're an inspiration for us all to be better people. Thanks!

  • @justusgordon-tilo5930
    @justusgordon-tilo5930 Рік тому

    “Not to use crude language here…” and didn’t even laugh at it.
    Brother, you are beyond respectful to your viewers and just listening to you talk we know how much of a great man you are.
    Love the work. 🤙🏽

  • @tjtobin86
    @tjtobin86 Рік тому +7

    I love how excited you get when you are learning something. And you are a VERY smart man so its probably not super easy for you to get really excited learn something completely new (meaning, you probably know or have a guess about how most mechanical things work).

  • @lukemccready2886
    @lukemccready2886 Рік тому +17

    Loving this engine series so far! It would be cool to see a video from you on drag racing, there’s so much suspension geometry, weight transfer physics, and tire technology involved on top of just making a powerful engine.

  • @ricalbobby
    @ricalbobby Рік тому +40

    What were the names of the two books you referenced? 12:54
    Thank you for always making your videos fun and descriptive at the same time. Your curiosity into every subject makes me interested to learn how it all works. I wish you were my science teacher in high school 🙂

    • @MrAman47
      @MrAman47 Рік тому +1

      I'd also like to know!

    • @HermanVonPetri
      @HermanVonPetri Рік тому +24

      Those are a set called "How Things Work" and there are at least four volumes in the set. They are credited to illustrator Roger Jean Segalat and originally published by Edito-Service SA, Geneva but released in the USA by Simon + Schuster, and George Allen & Unwin in England.
      How do I know? Because my dad gave me a set when I was younger and I have them in my hands right now. They're wonderful!

    • @SoloRenegade
      @SoloRenegade Рік тому +3

      @@HermanVonPetri Thanks!

    • @ricalbobby
      @ricalbobby Рік тому +2

      @@HermanVonPetri thanks so much!!

    • @Joytaze
      @Joytaze Рік тому +2

      @@HermanVonPetri You deserve the best-answered-question-of-a-youtube-comment-award of this year.

  • @marcd1981
    @marcd1981 Рік тому +1

    This was very interesting, and I'll be showing this to my wife as she wants to learn as much about engines as she can. She bought a 1967 Ford Country Sedan Wagon (not the Squire with the wood paneling), and we are having engine work done on it.
    The thing I was thinking about as Dean was spraying and lighting the fuel in his shop was that this all takes place inside the cylinders, as he showed in the books he found. So this pattern of fuel-air mixture will be more uniform and easier to light off with the spark, making it more efficient than it seemed in the video.
    The other thought I had when Dean was at the tractor parts factory was I hope this video going public doesn't trigger an OSHA audit, as it looks like some things need to be cleaned up there.

  • @DavidBergman1776
    @DavidBergman1776 Рік тому +30

    Any way you could analyze 2 stroke carburetors? They are crazy cool and significantly different from 4 strokes since they are diaphragm run. Would love to see it. Also would like to see how they're made.

    • @Skinflaps_Meatslapper
      @Skinflaps_Meatslapper Рік тому +1

      Most 2S carbs really aren't any different from 4S carbs, generally it's just a matter of re-jetting to make them work in either. The reeds are where they differ, that's not part of the actual carb but rather the intake itself.

    • @lezbriddon
      @lezbriddon Рік тому

      do you have a link to a picture of one of these carbs?

    • @DavidBergman1776
      @DavidBergman1776 Рік тому

      @@Skinflaps_Meatslapper Yes, I know the venturi system is the same, what fascinates me is the complexity of the passages inside the carbs I guess.

    • @Skinflaps_Meatslapper
      @Skinflaps_Meatslapper Рік тому

      @@DavidBergman1776 So, you're saying that just any carb would work then? Because a 40mm Mikuni carb works just as well on a 4 stroke motorcycle as it does on a 2 stroke quad. In some cases, only a few adjustments need to be made to the needle position and idle jet...there is no physical difference between them. I'm still fascinated that the tiny carbs on weedeaters and chainsaws work as well as they do, even though they're so much more simplified in their operation compared to something found on a dirtbike or a car...they're still doing the same exact thing with a fraction of the complexity at whatever angle you want to run them at.
      What you might be more interested in is the old pressure carbs that they used on WWII aircraft, those were extremely complex with a multitude of passageways, bellows, chambers, and various metering systems all working as one to deliver the right amount of fuel at the right time. They're complex enough that only one or two companies in the US are capable of properly overhauling them these days.

  • @KaminKevCrew
    @KaminKevCrew Рік тому +56

    I really enjoyed this video. Since you’re planning to explore other methods of fuel injection, I think it would be extremely cool to see a comparison between a typical car’s fuel injectors (~350cc/min) and a big methanol fuel injector, like top fuel/high end drag racing uses (the biggest individual injectors I’m aware of are advertised as being able to flow over 11,000 cc/min, or 1050 pounds per hour of fuel).

    • @pyroavok
      @pyroavok Рік тому

      What's the flow rate of one of them 100,000 hp cargo ship engines?

    • @beaner2907
      @beaner2907 Рік тому

      This would be so cool!

  • @toomanyhobbies2011
    @toomanyhobbies2011 Рік тому +7

    Wonderful description of how Diesel fuel injection works. You really deserve 10.4 e6 subscribers for all that hard work you put into this channel! Thank you.

  • @Gitomtom07
    @Gitomtom07 Рік тому +3

    I was totally mesmerized by the slow-mo fire part of this video. Please don’t stop doing what you’re doing.

  • @_cods4
    @_cods4 Рік тому +5

    As you were stating in the video about boundary conditions, it brings to question as to how much that changes with compression and differing methods of injection. Fascinating content as always!

    • @thedanchannel5528
      @thedanchannel5528 Рік тому

      Specifically in a diesel, the air temperature generated from compression should reach well over 400*F. This does two things. Diesel fuel is heavy and oily, which makes it hard to atomize. Part of that atomization happens due to injector orfice geometry, but the heat inside the cylinder helps to further atomize and mix the fuel with air. Second, the air is hot enough to cause auto-ignition of that atomized fuel. This is why todays diesels operate in excess of 30,000psi of fuel pressure to guarantee the best possible atomization and shorten the time for auto-ignition to occur

  • @SC457A
    @SC457A Рік тому +4

    I am so glad I found this channel a few years ago. The range of subjects, the work put into each video, is always top level. I have always been curious and took a lot of stuff apart over the years to satisfy that curiousity. Possibly one of the reasons I became a professional car mechanic. Learn something new almost everyday.

  • @NickyNooNah99
    @NickyNooNah99 Рік тому +9

    I would LOVE to see a video on exactly how these injectors are made. Modern common rail injectors are astonishing feats of engineering.

    • @Aivopieru.
      @Aivopieru. Рік тому

      Looks like you re-invented a flamethrower there 😄

    • @brendanberry7403
      @brendanberry7403 Рік тому

      Common rail is the Cummins term for fuel delivery since it's a straight six and all the injectors are fed off a single high pressure rail and it's a much much higher pressure system than anything seen in this video. Idle at 5-8Kpsi and see 25+Kpsi at full throttle.
      What would be neat to see is one of these fired without the FCA limiting the pressure out in the open but going to need a lot more safety precautions lol.

  • @iCanHazTwentyLetters
    @iCanHazTwentyLetters 11 місяців тому +2

    You make a mistake in the video.
    12:35 No the flame is not just stopped by the stoichiometry. The velocity of the fuel is also faster than the flame propagation. See Bunsen burner.

  • @MBobLamy
    @MBobLamy Рік тому +4

    So glad to have you back in my life. I'm not sure when I stopped watching your videos. I remember the first videos I watched, such a long time ago. I've been a patron when I had income, and in all those years I've changed so much, but you remain an admirable model of curiosity and desire to understand the world.
    I hope you'll explain how the atomizing happens in the injectors, that'd be useful for my job (fuel boilers service)

  • @nobodynoone2500
    @nobodynoone2500 Рік тому +6

    You should specify Diesel/mechanical injectors, they are quite different to the common gasoline injector used in cars.

  • @brian4872
    @brian4872 Рік тому +9

    The last shot, I felt like I was inside our Sun. Observing the innerflows of hot plasma, atoms fusing together, expanding pressure, all of it. This was seriously a mindblowing video seeing you explore the workings of something we have all done as little boys in our garage with hairspray. Destin you are such a delightful person, truly love watching your videos over the past few years. Best greetings from Terschuur, The Netherlands 🇳🇱

  • @NYPATRIOTBX
    @NYPATRIOTBX Рік тому +1

    This is awesome, love seeing a company step up to the plate to keep old machines running.

  • @jreererer8490
    @jreererer8490 Рік тому +6

    You should check out mechanical fuel injection pumps, they are amazing piece of machinery, almost like a separate little engine.

    • @phalanx3803
      @phalanx3803 Рік тому

      Good old Bosch VE and Cummins P pump.

  • @Xyzxyz-gc3fw
    @Xyzxyz-gc3fw Рік тому +5

    After completing my engineering, now i got to know what engineering is from your videos, thanks to you and love from India

  • @additionalgirth544
    @additionalgirth544 Рік тому +28

    Love your videos Destin, always great to see more automotive engineering!

  • @savagebear9729
    @savagebear9729 Рік тому +1

    I love how you take some of the simplest and well used things around us and explain how they work. As a mechanic I know how they work however it is awesome to see them work in slow motion

  • @benemenhall4215
    @benemenhall4215 Рік тому +13

    I love learning stuff I don't really need to know, these vehicle ones have been amazing. In the future I'd love to see how a clutch works because they just don't make sense to me

  • @pauldonlin3439
    @pauldonlin3439 Рік тому +6

    Loved this video! Something else worth noting regarding the ignition point of the streams, inside the combustion chamber of a diesel engine, the air pressure is many times that of atmospheric so your ignition point along the stream would be different than what is seen in the garage setup.

  • @salmothymus
    @salmothymus Рік тому +7

    aside from being super interesting and visually/technically informative, your boyish thrill and enthusiasm is totally infectious.....you bring me back to my childhood when everything was possible, lack of real knowledge being surpassed by a huge amount of imagination and bravery....I love your spirit as much as I am thrilled with the scientific and engineering aspects of your endeavours 😃

  • @em05156
    @em05156 Рік тому

    Destin, your kind of childish enthusiasm/curiosity is contagious. You are proof that you can learn new stuff and have fun. Keep doing that, please

  • @PaftDunk
    @PaftDunk Рік тому +8

    Once again, always amazing what you cover Destin. It's great to see and understand what we're protecting with our diesel filters- Years ago there was an uptick in failed/clogged injectors due to the 10-50? micron diameter holes clogging up with dirt and particulate, the whole industry had to switch to cleaner filtration because of this. We sell a lot of bulk filtration filters/equipment to southern Europe/Africa/South America as their mining, farming, digging, etc equipment is becoming newer but the infrastructure handling diesel isn't close to as clean as it should be. Yes, all that equipment has filters on it, but they are not 100% efficient in removing all sizes of particulate... which leads to injectors clogging over time. Garbage in, garbage out!

  • @A_Gray
    @A_Gray Рік тому +5

    Thank you for continually sharing your love of learning new things with us! Im always amazed by your ability to make an engaging and entertaining video about even the smallest of things. Genuinely, thank you.

  • @nicompton
    @nicompton Рік тому +4

    I had a full set of those “how things work” books on my shelf as a kid! Loved reading through them, especially the steam locomotive.
    Great video Destin!
    Oh, and I think the limit you were looking for is the flammability limit, the ratios between which combustion will occur for a given fuel/oxidiser mix.

    • @koaasst
      @koaasst Рік тому

      same here! i only have 3 left, but i remember reading those things everyday. im 49 now, man its been a spell

    • @Mesarim
      @Mesarim Рік тому

      I've got the set of 4, I always wondered if there were more? Amazon sometimes has them, but they are as rare as hen's teeth.

    • @Leon_George
      @Leon_George Рік тому

      @@Mesarim hello, could you please let me know anything else about the specifics of the book set's name?

    • @Leon_George
      @Leon_George Рік тому

      Hello, thank you for including the book's name, but could you include anything more specific that might help me track it down? I would love to purchase them one day.

  • @ParsMaker
    @ParsMaker Рік тому +1

    nice work , also these diesel injectors are exposed to chamber where combustion happens and they get extremely hot and it helps the fuel to ignite better, now you much smarter 😇

  • @J3STT3R
    @J3STT3R Рік тому +5

    Hey Destin, how are you? I’ve been watching your videos for probably 5+ years now and I just wanna say thank you for always curating my scientific curiosity!! I love science any type of science, I love just knowing how and why things work. I’m now studying biomedicine at university and was wondering if you knew of any channels, like yours, but more focused towards the biology side of science……or if you would ever start covering that yourself? Much love an keep doing your thing❤❤❤

    • @thomas.02
      @thomas.02 Рік тому

      Have you heard of Real Science? Sister channel of Real Engineering covering biology animals and all that fun stuff

  • @GodlikeIridium
    @GodlikeIridium Рік тому +7

    Another amazing video teaching normal but interesting stuff! I absolutely love your videos. And you're such a nice person, always having a good time with lots of people showing you and us interesting stuff!

  • @nuramo
    @nuramo Рік тому +5

    I am so excited for more parts to this. Thank you for making such amazing videos. I dont always feel like I can chase my dreams to be smarter, but at the very least I can sometimes here.

  • @bware_7
    @bware_7 Рік тому +1

    Hey Dustin.. I’m going back to college to learn electrical engineering bc of the inspiration I get from this channel. You’re a goat. And I would love to be able to email
    You when I have questions.

  • @TheBrainlessSteel
    @TheBrainlessSteel Рік тому +5

    the Highspeed was awesome as always. just like your reaction. keep enjoying what you do, and we all will keep enjoying it with you.

  • @christianhorner001
    @christianhorner001 Рік тому +8

    Brilliant video as always Destin. I'd love to see a collab on this topic with an F1 team engineer and understand how advanced their fuel injection systems are .

    • @sethdistler5332
      @sethdistler5332 Рік тому +1

      Underrated comment

    • @Menegonz
      @Menegonz Рік тому

      That would be reaaally awesome to see! Bta, a whole series about those F1 engines!

  • @JeffRAllenCH
    @JeffRAllenCH Рік тому +8

    Destin is the stochiametric mix of joy, beauty and wonder.

  • @salmaazir7330
    @salmaazir7330 Рік тому

    I'm also a Mechanical engineer, currently working in bharat benz, but trust me after I watched your video, im so happy that I choose this stream, it's so amazing...yaa, this small things running big heavy machines....I'm so happy, now I want to learn more deeply...😊

  • @parasamm
    @parasamm 10 місяців тому +15

    U want ur science teacher to be destin 👇👇👇

  • @shaunandsqueak
    @shaunandsqueak Рік тому +4

    Heya Destin awesome vid! Just an after thought .. could you use the oxy torch with an oxygen rich flame? that would give you the brightness for your camera and more oxygen at point of ignition.. as always love the vids keep them going this Kiwi is getting smarter everyday! haha :)

  • @407Swashplate
    @407Swashplate Рік тому +6

    Hey Destin! Thanks for the awesome video! Fuel/Air mixtures are such an interesting mystery to many of us.

  • @Jethroblank
    @Jethroblank Рік тому

    Great video and I loved that my boys picked up in the eye of Sauron image. They were so excited when you pointed it out a moment later.

  • @janeturner3508
    @janeturner3508 Рік тому +6

    I adore you and your work so much. Any time I get to sit down and enjoy your content my day gets 100% better. Thank you for all you do! Also your Family and your Dad!

  • @sglc7100
    @sglc7100 Рік тому +4

    Destin, super job mate! I can’t thank you enough for these videos. You are truly doing God’s work! Looking forward to future videos as always. Wishing you and your family a happy and safe 2023!

  • @bat__bat
    @bat__bat Рік тому +1

    The nature of the spark plug prevents a perfect burn. It's no surprise diesels are so fuel efficient considering their "flame" is perfect, and injecting fuel into a flame has a better chance of evenly burning than injecting a flame into a fuel. It's interesting you said the gas engine is similar to your torch demonstration, except that it's using a spark plug as the flame. In the case of diesel, because the entire combustion chamber is filled evenly with compressed air at hundreds of degrees, the entire air volume in the combustion chamber must act like a flame. In the case of the gasoline engine, and your torch demo, the flame is the source of ignition, making a large effect on the burn pattern. The gas engine compresses air like a diesel, but not as a means of ignition. It needs to insert its imperfect flame to begin the ignition, causing an imperfect burn. So the neat thing about diesel is it reverses those roles; the flame (source of ignition) is the perfectly compacted compressed air, and the fuel is inserted imperfectly. So, imagine a perfect flame or a perfect spark plug that is capable of igniting the fuel/air mix in the gas engine's combustion chamber in such a way that it makes for a physically perfect burn. Not really possible.

  • @Joze1090
    @Joze1090 Рік тому

    My God. That last shot was hands down the best slow motion ANYTHING I've ever seen. Absolutely incredible.