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Piston Engine Parts
Now you all know about different types of engines. Now let's start with the Internal Combustion engine's first part i.e. PISTON ENGINE.
Piston Engines are be classified further based on engine's cycle.... Ya, in case of Piston engine we have:
2 stroke engine
4 stroke engine
And, 6 stroke engine
But all of them has somewhat same kind of configuration. So before beginning the lesson let's get introduced with the parts it possesses
Spark Plug
The spark plug supplies the spark that ignites the air/fuel mixture so that combustion can occur. The spark must occur at right moment so that everything work properly.
Piston
Its a cylindrical piece of metal that moves up and down inside the combustion chamber
Crankshaft
When the piston is moved up and down, the converts that motion into a circular motion just like a crank on a jack-in-the-box does.
Valves
Its opens the space from where the mixture of air/fuel enters and the exhaust exits. Actually two valves are present one for the Intake and the other for Exhaust. Note-That both valves are closed during compression and combustion and therefore the combustion chamber is sealed for middle two stroke.
Connecting Rod
It connects the piston to the crankshaft. It can rotate at both ends so that its angle can change as the piston moves and the crankshaft rotates.
Sump
Its around the crankshaft and oil to lubricate the Connecting rod and the crankshaft.
Here's the original of DI-section of an Internal Combustion Engine:
Let start with -
4 stroke engine
Then we'll learn about 2 stroke engine
Then about the advantages & disadvantages between the above two
And, at last we'll see the working of 6 stroke engine
Piston Engines are be classified further based on engine's cycle.... Ya, in case of Piston engine we have:
But all of them has somewhat same kind of configuration. So before beginning the lesson let's get introduced with the parts it possesses
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| Illustrated Diagram Of A BASIC Internal Combustion Engine |
Spark Plug
The spark plug supplies the spark that ignites the air/fuel mixture so that combustion can occur. The spark must occur at right moment so that everything work properly.
Piston
Its a cylindrical piece of metal that moves up and down inside the combustion chamber
Crankshaft
When the piston is moved up and down, the converts that motion into a circular motion just like a crank on a jack-in-the-box does.
Valves
Its opens the space from where the mixture of air/fuel enters and the exhaust exits. Actually two valves are present one for the Intake and the other for Exhaust. Note-That both valves are closed during compression and combustion and therefore the combustion chamber is sealed for middle two stroke.
Connecting Rod
It connects the piston to the crankshaft. It can rotate at both ends so that its angle can change as the piston moves and the crankshaft rotates.
Sump
Its around the crankshaft and oil to lubricate the Connecting rod and the crankshaft.
Here's the original of DI-section of an Internal Combustion Engine:
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| Di-section Pic OF Internal Combustion Engine |
Let start with -
Shaft Engine
Shaft engines are those kind of engines which transmits its rotatory power or torque using a Drive Shaft. Drive Shaft are subject to torsion and shear stress.
Drive Shaft has a great history....
Do you remember the old steam locomotives, they used to have a long steel rod mounted on the wheels of the steam engine. It used to slide length-wise and varying its length effectively. Ya, its a kind of drive shaft (as shown in pic) called 'quill drives'.
I remember when i used to go to school, i often see a rotating cylindrical rod beneath a truck. I used to think how this rotating rod is moving the wheels of the truck. Actually that rotating rod is noting but a Drive shaft which is transmitting the power to the wheels.
The above pic shows a pickup truck with 4 wheel drive. You can see two shaft in front of the power assembly which is driving the front tyres.
So all this is Drive Shaft all about....
Now Shaft Engines are of two Types:
Drive Shaft has a great history....
Do you remember the old steam locomotives, they used to have a long steel rod mounted on the wheels of the steam engine. It used to slide length-wise and varying its length effectively. Ya, its a kind of drive shaft (as shown in pic) called 'quill drives'.
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| Photo Courtesy TijsB |
I remember when i used to go to school, i often see a rotating cylindrical rod beneath a truck. I used to think how this rotating rod is moving the wheels of the truck. Actually that rotating rod is noting but a Drive shaft which is transmitting the power to the wheels.
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| Photo Courtesy troymckaskle |
So all this is Drive Shaft all about....
Now Shaft Engines are of two Types:
