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This is called the compression stage.

During the four stroke sycle (Otto cycle) the four stokes are induction, compression, power and exhaust. Each piston does this in a set order to even out the stresses caused, and thereby smooth the output. For example the firing order (i.e. power stroke) on a four cylinder engine could be 1,3,4 and 2 or 1,2,4 and 3.

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What is an open combustion chamber?

An open combustion chamber is a type of combustion chamber found in some internal combustion engines where the combustion area is not fully enclosed by the piston and cylinder head. This design allows for better airflow and mixing of air and fuel for combustion.


What are the four strokes of a internal combustion engine?

The four strokes of an internal combustion engine are intake, compression, power, and exhaust. During the intake stroke, air and fuel are drawn into the combustion chamber. In the compression stroke, the mixture is compressed. The power stroke is when the compressed mixture is ignited to create power, while the exhaust stroke expels the burned gases from the chamber.


A piston in an engine compresses the gas into a smaller volume The pressure does what?

As the piston compresses the gas into a smaller volume, the pressure of the gas increases. This increased pressure helps to ignite the fuel-air mixture in the combustion chamber, leading to the generation of power in the engine.


What is a cooling combustion?

Cooling combustion refers to a combustion process where heat is removed from the combustion zone to lower the temperature. This can be achieved through the injection of a coolant or by designing the combustion chamber in a way that dissipates heat more efficiently. Cooling combustion can help reduce emissions of pollutants and increase fuel efficiency in engines.


Where on the cylinder walls does the greatest amount of wear occur?

The greatest amount of wear on cylinder walls usually occurs at the very top of the cylinder, near the combustion chamber. This area is exposed to the highest temperatures and pressures during the engine's operation, leading to increased wear.

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Identify the source of thermal energy in an internal combustion engine?

In an internal combustion engine fuel is burned in a combustion chamber or cylinder inside the engine


What is work of injector?

In an internal combustion engine, injectors spray atomized fuel into the combustion chamber


Compression ratio of the internal combustion engine is defined as?

The compression ratio of an internal-combustion engine, or an IC engine as it is more commonly called, is the ratio of the volume the highest capacity of the combustion chamber to its lowest capacity. In the IC engine, the piston makes a stroke, resulting in the compression of the air in the combustion chamber - the ratio between the volume of the cylinder and combustion chamber when the piston is at the bottom of its stroke, and the volume of the combustion chamber when the piston is at the top of its stroke, is the compression ratio.


Which type of engine is classified as internal combustion?

Reciprocating engines (piston engines) are internal combustion engines. Rotary engines ( Wankel engine) is also an internal combustion engine. In general, all types of engines in which the combustion chamber is an integrating part of the engine is considered a internal combustion engine.


What is the amount of gaseous fuel needed for a single stroke in an internal combustion engine?

depends on the cc of the combustion chamber


Maximum temperature in internal combustion engines?

Temperatures in the combustion chamber can reach 4,500*F or 2,500*C.


What is an engine that burns fuel in a chamber inside the engine?

Internal combustion engine


What engine is an example of an internal combustion engine?

The four-stroke engine used in automobiles is an example of an internal combustion engine.


Why is diesel is an internal combustion engine?

When air is compressed it becomes hot. A diesel engine compresses air and fuel in a cylinder. The mixture burns and pushes down the piston. It is called an internal combustion engine because engines that work by burning fuel inside a cylinder and pushing down a piston are called internal combustion engines. Steam engines are external combustion engines. The fire burns and heats water in a boiler. The water turns to steam and either drives pistons like in a steam locomotive or in a turbine. Gas turbines could technically be called internal combustion but are not. One turbine compresses the gas. The gas burns under pressure in a combustion chamber and turns another turbine. Jet planes and a number of electric generators use gas turbines.


What is fuel rail pressure control valve?

The main function is to spray atomized fuel into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine.


What is the function of a gasturbine?

Gas turbine engines takes in air, compresses it, mix it with fuel, then burns it in combustion chamber. then this expanded gas drives the turbine


What kind of car does tony dungy drive?

An internal combustion chamber powered motor vehicle.