EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN

UNIVERSITY

MENG422 AUTOMOTIVE ENGINES

CARBURETORS

Presented BY:ASSOC.PROF.DR.HASAN HACISEVKI

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 CARBURETORS

• A carburetor (American spelling),

carburettor, or carburetter
(Commonwealth spelling) is a
device that blends air and fuel for
an internal combustion engine.

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 PRINCIPLE
• The carburetor works on Bernoulli's principle: the faster
air moves, the lower its static pressure, and the higher
its dynamic pressure. The throttle (accelerator) linkage
does not directly control the flow of liquid fuel. Instead, it
actuates carburetor mechanisms which meter the flow
of air being pulled into the engine. The speed of this
flow, and therefore its pressure, determines the amount
of fuel drawn into the airstream.
• When carburetors are used in aircraft with piston
engines, special designs and features are needed to
prevent fuel starvation during inverted flight. Later
engines used an early form of fuel injection known as a
pressure carburetor.
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 OPERATION

• 1.BASICS
• 2.OFF IDLE CIRCUIT
• 3.MAIN OPEN THROTTLE CIRCUIT
• 4.POWER
• 5.ACCELERATOR PUMP
• 6.CHOKE
• 7.OTHER ELEMENTS

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HORIZONTAL TWIN
CARBURETOR

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SCHEMATIC OF CARBURETOR

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Under all engine operating conditions,
the carburetor must:
• Measure the airflow of the engine
• Deliver the correct amount of fuel to keep
the fuel/air mixture in the proper range
(adjusting for factors such as temperature)
• Mix Air and Fuel evenly

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