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A four stroke engine produces power every other revolution. The term stroke refers to a directional change of the movement of the piston. Taking this into account, the piston moves twice downward and twice upward every time the engine produces power 2 + 2 = 4

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What does 2 cycle and 4 cycle engines mean?

A 2 cycle engine's piston cycle twice. One compression stroke and 1 exhaust stroke. A 4 cycle engine cycles four times before its exhaust stroke.


Why do 2 cycle engines run hotter than 4 cycle?

A two stroke engine fires (an explosion in the motor) twice as often as a four stroke. A stroke is every time the piston in the engine changes direction. (From up to down) A two stroke engine fires every time the piston comes to the top where a four stroke will fire every other time. So if two single cylinder engines are running at 1,000 RPMs a two stroke will fire 1,000 times a four stroke will fire only 500 times. With twice as many explosions it will be hotter.


The piston displacement of a specific engines is meaning?

The piston cylinder bore, times the cylinder stroke, times the number of cylinders gives you the specific displacement for a particular engine.


What is cylinder cycle means?

The most common cycles are the 2 stroke and 4 stroke. One cycle means the pistion inside of the cylinder will move fron one end to the other 2 times in a 2 stroke engine and 4 times in a 4 stroke engine. 2 cycle 1. intake and compression - air/fuel is drawn in and compressed by the pistion moving to the top of the cylinder 2. combustion and exaust - compressed air/fuel is ignited and gases expelled as pistion moves to the bottom of the cylinder 4 cycle (spark ignition engine) 1. intake - exaust valve(s) are closed then the intake valve(s) open and air/fuel is drawn in as piston moves to bottom of the cylinder 2. compression - intake valve(s) close and air/fuel is compressed as piston moves to the top of the cylinder 3. combustion - spark plug ignites the mixture and piston moves to the bottom of the cylinder 4. exaust - exaust valve(s) open and gases are forced out as piston moves to the top of the cylinder There is a lot more to this but I hope I pointed you in the right direction.


What is a 3.50 stroke 0.60 over called on a chevy 350?

362 cubic inches The formula for the area of a cylinder is pi times the radius squared times the stroke of the crank. This is an 8 cylinder engine, so: 3.14159x2.03x2.03x3.5x8=362.493 Engine manufacturers always round up, so the answer to your question is 363.


What is advantages four stroke engine?

When comparing to a two-stroke engine, the four-stroke engine has the following advantages.Fewer emissions. Since the crankshaft has its own oil reservoir there is no need to add oil to the fuel, meaning there is no oil burned in the fuel.Better fuel consumption. The four-stroke engine complete a full cycle in four-stroke. This gives it greater control over which ports open at which times. On a two stroke engine, fuel and air is being forced into the cylinder while exhaust is being forced out, this causes some fuel and air to flow directly through the cylinder and out the exhaust. Four-stroke engines are also directly fuel injected which allows greater control over fuel delivery.Longevity. The four-stroke engine has a lower power to weight ratio than the four-stroke engine. In this respect, the engine components aren't pushed as hard as a two-stroke. This allows them to last longer.


How many times does the crankshaft turn to complete one cycle?

The crankshaft completes two full rotations to complete one cycle of a four-stroke engine. In a four-stroke cycle, the engine goes through the intake, compression, power, and exhaust strokes, requiring two rotations of the crankshaft to complete this process. In contrast, a two-stroke engine completes one cycle with just one crankshaft rotation.


Why 3-stroke engine does not exist?

Because a piston travels up and down the bore 2 or 4 times a cycle.


What is the formula to calculate engine power per cylinder in a diesel engine?

DETERMINING THE HORSE POWER OF AN ENGINE. Multiply the area of the cylinder by the length of stroke in inches and that product by the number of revolutions per minute then divide by the constant 10000 for two-cycle or 13400 for four-cycle engine, the result will be the I.H.P. EXAMPLE Four-cycle engine, 4" bore, 4" stroke, 1000 revolutions per minute, constant 13400. Then: 4" bore equals 12.56 area, then 12.56 x 4 equals 50.24 x 1000 equals 50240 divided by 13400 equals 3¾ I.H.P. for one cylinder, then to find the combined H.P. for multi- cylinder engine, multiply by the number of cylinders. This is a very nice answer but it's not even close to correct. In order to find indicated HP, you need to have the Mean pressure in the cylinder. Not sure where the constants of 10,000 and 13,400 came from, but a 2 cycle has twice the HP of a 4 for the same pressure. Real formula is Pressure times Length of stroke times area of piston times # of power strokes per minute divided by 33,000. This is the English HP. The world is switching over to Kilowatts, and the metric HP is a somewhat different formula.


What are cubic inches in an engine?

Cubic inches is the total volume of all cylinders. If you wanted to know the cubic inches of a particular engine you would measure the diameter of the cylinder bore and the stroke of the crankshaft, then use your calculator to figure out the total volume. The formula for the area of a circle is pi times the radius squared. The formula for the volume of a cylinder is area of the circle times length (stroke) of the cylinder. Once you have the volume of the cylinder you can multiply that number by the number of cylinders for total volume (displacement).


What three factors determine engine cubic capacity?

Engine cubic capacity, often referred to as engine displacement, is determined by three primary factors: the bore (the diameter of the cylinder), the stroke (the distance the piston travels within the cylinder), and the number of cylinders in the engine. The cubic capacity is calculated using the formula: ( \text{Cubic Capacity} = \pi \times \left(\frac{\text{Bore}}{2}\right)^2 \times \text{Stroke} \times \text{Number of Cylinders} ). Together, these components influence the engine's ability to generate power and torque.


How is cubic inch calculated for an engine?

Basically by taking bore times stroke = the area of the piston times the length it can travel in the cylinder, which gives the volume. Admittedly, you're missing out a little of the space in the cylinder head, but that volume can't easily be calculated due to its shape.