Internal Combustion

Engines
James Stack
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What are internal Combustion
Engines?
Internal combustion engines are what is more commonly
found on modern day cars. These particular engines have
four strokes that each do something different in order for
the engine to work efficiently.

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First modern day internal
combustion based engines
In 1873 An American engineer George Brayton
developed a two stroke kerosene engine. This is
considered the first safe and practical oil engine.
Later in 1876 Nikolaus August Otto patented the first
four-stroke engine in Germany.
1885 Gottlieb Daimler invented the prototype of the
modern gasoline engine.
What makes up an engine?
The main parts of a four stroke engine include the
crankshaft, connecting rod, one or multiple camshafts
and valves. There are one or more cylinders and each
cylinder has a sparkplug(unless it is a diesel fueled
vehicle), a piston and a crankpin.
What are the Four Strokes?
The four strokes that takes place in each cylinder are
the intake, compression, power, and exhaust.
They can be slightly different if the vehicle is a diesel
fueled vehicle, due to the fact they do not require spark
plugs.
Intake Stroke
This is the intake of both fuel and air into the
combustion chamber. The exhaust valve is sealed tight,
so that there none of the air fuel mixture escapes.
Compression Stroke
The compression stroke is when the air/fuel mixture is
pushed upward to the top of the combustion chamber.
At this point in the cycle, both the exhaust and intake
valves are closed to prevent anything from escaping.
Power Stroke
This occurs after the air/fuel mixture is compressed to a
point where it ignites due to the fact that it is diesel fuel
and ignites due to high temperatures which a gas
achieves (the air) when greatly compressed.
Then there I your standard fuel based engine that
requires a spark plug to ignite the air fuel mixture.
Exhaust Stroke
After the preceding power stroke is completed, the
fumes from the reaction in the combustion chamber are
pushed upward and exit out of the open exhaust valve,
then go out through the exhaust system on that
particular vehicle.
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