Here are the steps involved in using oil to make energy:
1. Extraction: Oil is first extracted from underground reservoirs through drilling.
2. Refining: The crude oil is then refined to remove impurities and produce different products, including gasoline, diesel, and heating oil.
3. Combustion: The refined oil products are burned in engines, boilers, or furnaces. When oil is burned with Oxygen it releases heat energy.
4. Heat transfer: The heat energy released during combustion is used to heat water or generate steam.
5. Mechanical energy: The steam is then used to drive a turbine, which converts the heat energy into mechanical energy. In engines, the heat causes pistons to move and rotate a crankshaft.
6. Electricity generation: The mechanical energy can then be used to generate electricity through a generator.
Here's a simplified explanation of how an internal combustion engine uses oil to produce energy:
1. Fuel injection: A measured amount of gasoline is injected into the cylinders of the engine.
2. Compression: The piston moves upward, compressing the air-fuel mixture.
3. Ignition: A spark plug ignites the compressed mixture, creating a controlled explosion.
4. Power: The expanding gases from the explosion push the piston downward, generating mechanical energy.
5. Exhaust: The spent gases are expelled from the cylinder.
This process is repeated continuously, converting the chemical energy stored in the oil into mechanical energy that can be used to power vehicles and other machinery.
