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=The pistons are very much like the pedals on a bicycle. They are attached to a device called a cam shaft that allows the downward thrust of one piston to cause another piston to move back up to be ready to be pushed down again... sort of like pedals on a bicycle. The ignition is timed in a manner that allows the sequential firing of the spark plugs to cause the cam shaft to rotate smoothly.==To see what a cam shaft looks like, imagine placing a series o bicycles side by side and welding the pedals of each bike to the pedals of the bikes next to it. Cut off the outter two pedals of the two bikes on the end and what you'll have will be a cam shaft. A piston is attached to each of the welded pair of pedals and the cut off ends are connected to the front wheels in a front wheel drive. There are other components in a real car but that's a high level picture that should help to answer your question.=Evan Was Here
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What is a stirling engine?
The Stirling engine was invented by Reverend Dr. Robert Stirling and patented by him in 1816.It is an engine that gets it's power from the movement of heat energy from a hot place to a cold place. It consists of two cylinders, the first one is called the displacement cylinder and the second one is the power cylinder.The displacement cylinder has two sections, a hot section and a cold section, the piston in the displacement cylinder is a loose fit so that air or gas can pass by when it is moving, the purpose of this piston is to move the air or gas from the hot section to the cold section and back to the hot section hence "displacing it".Second is the power cylinder containing a double acting piston that is connected to a crankshaft fitted with a fly wheel.When the displacing piston moves to the cold part of the cylinder, the largest volume of air or gas is in the hot part of the displacement cylinder, where it will heat up and expand to a higher volume and push the power piston outwards, when the displacement piston moves to the hot side of the cylinder the air or gas moves over to the cold side of the cylinder, where it will cool down and shrink to a smaller volume and form a vacuum that sucks the power piston in the opposite direction.
How does combustion of fuel inside engine cylinder occurs?
The cylinder's intake valve opens to let in a pre-mixed dose of atomized fuel and air. The cylinder moves upward, squeezing this mixture from it's original size to about 1/8th of it's original size. At the top of the stroke, a spark plug is timed to fire, the spark of which ignites the fuel/air mixture causing it to burn rapidly (it does not explode, it burns), and produces a huge volume of gasses that forcibly push the piston back down - this energy is transmitted through gears to the wheels of the car.
What is the function of a cylinder liner?
These are main functions of Cylinder Liners.(1)Formation of sliding surfaceThe cylinder liner, serving as the inner wall of a cylinder, forms a sliding surface for the piston rings while retaining the lubricant within. The most important function of cylinder liners is the excellent characteristic as sliding surface and these four necessary points.(1)High anti-galling properties(2)Less wear on the cylinder liner itself(3)Less wear on the partner piston ring(4)Less consumption of lubricant(2)Heat transferThe cylinder liner receives combustion heat through the piston and piston rings and transmits the heat to the coolant.(3)Compression gas sealingIt is necessary that a cylinder liner which is hard to transform by high pressure and high temperature in the cylinder.A cylinder wall in an engine is under high temperature and high pressure, with the piston and piston rings sliding at high speeds. In particular, since longer service life is required of engines for trucks and buses, cast iron cylinders that have excellent wear-resistant properties are only used for cylinder parts.Also, with the recent trend of lighter engines, materials for engine blocks have been shifting from cast iron to aluminum alloys. However, as the sliding surface for the inner cylinder, the direct sliding motion of aluminum alloys has drawbacks in deformation during operation and wear-resistance. For that reason, cast iron cylinder liners are used in most cases.See the related link for further information.
How a 350 engain works?
The gas Engine is a 4 stroke engine, Nother words the piston must make 4 stroke's to run. Here's the 4 strokes. Entake, compression, power and exhaustWhen you turn the engine over with the starter a piston starts moving, As it starts going down the intake valve starts opening witch lets air and fuel come into the cylinder. That's the intake stroke.When the piston is compleatly down the intake and exhaust valves are closed, When the piston starts back up it will compress the air and fuel, this will be the compression stroke. As soon as the piston reaches the top of the cylinder the spark plug fires witch Explodes the air and fuel mixture that's in the cylinder and drives the piston down. This will be the power stroke. When the piston is all the way down and starts up again, The exhaust valve will open and the piston will push the exhaust gases out into the exhaust pipe. This will be the exhaust stroke. Then the piston starts down, intake valve opens and it does all over again.I hope you understand now. This is all happin real fast
How Two Stroke Single cylinder Petrol Engine Working?
As the piston rises it compresses the fuel-air mixture and simultaneously sucks fuel and air into the crankcase. A little bit after top dead center, the spark plug fires the compressed mixture forcing the piston back down. As the piston travels down, it uncovers the exhaust and intake ports. The fuel-air mixture in the crank case is forced into the cylinder and blows most of the exhaust gas out by the time the piston starts upwards again and covers the exhaust port. The piston continues upwards to compress the fuel-air mixture and the next cycle starts. There is a very nice animation at the link, below.
What is a stirling engine?
The Stirling engine was invented by Reverend Dr. Robert Stirling and patented by him in 1816.It is an engine that gets it's power from the movement of heat energy from a hot place to a cold place. It consists of two cylinders, the first one is called the displacement cylinder and the second one is the power cylinder.The displacement cylinder has two sections, a hot section and a cold section, the piston in the displacement cylinder is a loose fit so that air or gas can pass by when it is moving, the purpose of this piston is to move the air or gas from the hot section to the cold section and back to the hot section hence "displacing it".Second is the power cylinder containing a double acting piston that is connected to a crankshaft fitted with a fly wheel.When the displacing piston moves to the cold part of the cylinder, the largest volume of air or gas is in the hot part of the displacement cylinder, where it will heat up and expand to a higher volume and push the power piston outwards, when the displacement piston moves to the hot side of the cylinder the air or gas moves over to the cold side of the cylinder, where it will cool down and shrink to a smaller volume and form a vacuum that sucks the power piston in the opposite direction.
What is the operation of a piston?
It transfers force from the expanding gas in the cylinder to the crankshaft via a piston rod.
How heat energy is converted into work energy in a vechile?
Usually by the expansion of a gas (steam, combustion products, etc) which moves a piston within a cylinder (or turns a turbine).
Where is piston rings located in engine?
The piston rings are fitted round the piston to make a better gas-tight fit in the cylinder.
How does a car engine use gasoline for power?
cars get power from gasoline because when the gas enters the cylinder the spark plug explodes the gas which pushes the piston down and turns the crank shaft which moves the car
What does lifting a piston on a cylinder of a gas show?
increases,the volume increases
What is meant by the term internal combustion engine?
An internal combustion engine is where the pistons open up, gas goes in them and then they close. The pressure causes an explosive reaction from the gas. That reaction moves the piston up and down. The piston is connected to the transmission and drive train. The transmission is connected to the wheels and when the piston moves the transmission moves and so on. When the piston opens up again, the old gas leaves through the exhaust pipe and new gas goes into the piston repeating the cycle over and over again.
Why piston rings are too loos on piston?
gas pressure has to get round the back of the ring to force it against the cylinder wall
How much clearance is allowed from the piston to the cylinder wall on a 2000 YZ 125?
Well...... you need A LITTLE bit of clearance for the gas mixture to lubricate the piston and cylinder. Plus your piston expands when it gets hot.
What is diesel engine piston?
A piston is where the engines power comes from I work with internal gas combustion engines however i know a little about diesel aswell Inside the cylinder fuel is drawn in and the piston moves up compressing the fuel. it keeps compressing until the pressure (according to common gas laws) increaces the temperature and the fuel ignites, the piston is forced downward (power stroke) turning the crank which moves the engine forward and the exhaust escapes through a valve and the processes is repeated
Why volume of gas decreases on increasing pressure on it at constant temperature?
It is possible to explain this mathematically in terms of the Ideal Gas Laws, however, it should also be intuitively obvious that this is what would happen; when you press on a flexible substance, it compresses. This is equivalent to asking, why is it that when you push on a spring, you can make it shorter. Force moves things. How do you put pressure on a gas? You put it in a cylinder (such as the cylinder in an internal combustion engine) with a movable piston, and then you push the piston downward. Obviously, squeezing the gas will decrease its volume in the cylinder. The point about the constant temperature is that if you do this but the gas heats up, then the gas is going to push back. Again, this is what we see in an internal combustion engine. You compress the gas, but then there is fuel burned inside the cylinder, the gas gets very hot, and the piston is forced upward with considerable strength. So the engine runs.
How do cars use gas?
Simple explanation : the gas in forced into the cylinder, then the piston compresses it, then the spark plug makes it explode, which forces the piston back down, turning the crankshaft, forcing another piston into compressing more gas. rinse and repeat.
