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DIIILkLNCL 8L1WLLN 4S1kCkL AND 2S1kCkL CCLL

A SLroke refers Lo Lheup or down movemenL of Lhe plsLon ln Lhe plsLon cyllnder
2S1kCkL LNGINL CCLL
1hls ls an englne cycle mosLly employed ln ouLboard moLors on boaLs and also on moLor cycles
lL ls an lnLernal combusLlon englne LhaL compleLes Lhe process cycle ln one revoluLlon of Lhe crankshafL
(le lnducLlon Compresslon ower and LxhausL) 1he parLs of an englne wlLh a 2sLroke cycle employed
ls as shown below

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Mode of Cperat|on









luel/Alr lnleL orL
LxhausL
S1kCkL 1
As Lhe plsLon moves up Lhe cyllnder as shown ln 10 fresh fuel alr ls sucked Lhrough Lhe lnleL
porL lnLo Lhe crankcase A fuel alr mlxLure ls aL Lhe same Llme belng compressed ready for lgnlLlon
S1kCkL 2
AL Lhe lnsLanL of lgnlLlon (le llg 21Lhe ower SLroke) Lhe resulLlng expanslon of gasses moves Lhe
plsLon down As Lhe plsLon moves down Lhe exhausL porL opens whlch allows Lhe exhausL fumes Lo
escape as a resulL of hlgh pressure ln Lhe cyllnder
Advantages
O roduce less power and are more compacL
O 1hey are llghLwelghL and less cosLly
D|sadvantages
O LmlL slgnlflcanL amounL of parLlculaLe maLLer (M) unburnL hydrocarbons (PC) Carbon
monoxlde (CC) and nlLrogen Cxldes (nC
x
)
O roduces hlgh sound levels due Lo balanclng problems
O ShorL llfeLlme due Lo lack of dedlcaLed lubrlcaLlon sysLem hence lncreased wear of crlLlcal parLs
O luel lnefflclenL

4S1kCkL CCLL
1hls ls an englne mosLly used ln cars and moLor vehlcles ln general lL ls an lnLernal combusLlon
englne LhaL compleLes Lhe process cycle ln Lwo revoluLlon of Lhe crankshafL (le lnducLlon
Compresslon ower and LxhausL) 1he parLs of an englne wlLh a 4sLroke cycle employed ls as shown
below
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Mode of CperaLlon

Lach plsLon cyllnder conLalns 2 valves of whlch one (le Lo Lhe lefL) ls Lhe lnLake valve and Lhe oLher
Lhe exhausL valve 1here are also 4 cyllnders wlLh Lhe same arrangemenLs ln each Lhe 4 cyllnders work
ln sync Lo operaLe
S1kCkL 1 (|e stroke 3 |n d|agram)Induct|on
1hls ls where Lhe fresh fuel/alr charge ls |nduced Lhrough Lhe lnLake valve lnLo Lhe combusLlon
chamber 1hls ls as a resulL of Lhe downward movemenL of Lhe plsLon
S1kCkL 2 (|e stroke 4 |n d|agram)Compress|on
1hls ls where Lhe fuel/alr charge ls compressed durlng Lhe upward sLroke of Lhe plsLon AL Lhls Llme
boLh valves are closed wlLh Lhe exhausL valve aL [uncLure Lo openlng
S1kCkL 3 (|e stroke 1 |n d|agram)ower
1he compressed gasses are lgnlLed resulLlng ln an exploslon movlng Lhe plsLon down LxhausL valve
ls sLlll aL [uncLure of openlng
S1kCkL 4 (|e stroke 2 |n d|agram)Lxhaust
LxhausL gases as a resulL of Lhe lgnlLlon are expelled Lhrough Lhe exhausL valve



D|fferences
4S1kCkL LNGINL 2S1kCkL LNGINL
erforms Lhe 4 cycle processes wlLhln 1 revoluLlon
of crankshafL
erforms Lhe 4 cycle processes wlLhln 2
revoluLlons of crankshafL
uurlng exhausL sLroke plsLon forces burnL gases
ouL of cyllnder
uurlng exhausL sLroke burnL gasses are expelled
as a resulL of only Lhe pressure ln barrel
1he cycle processes are execuLed as a resulL of Lhe
power sLroke belng Lransferred Lhrough Lhe
crankshafL Lo oLher cyllnders for compresslon or
exhausL sLroke
1he 4 process cycle ls execuLed as a resulL of Lhe
precedlng evenL (le power exhausL lnducLlon
compresslon)
ConslsLs of a mulLlple number of cyllnders ConslsLs of 1 cyllnder
ConLalns dedlcaLed lubrlcaLlon sysLem uoes noL conLaln dedlcaLed lubrlcaLlon sysLem
usually waLer cooled usually alr cooled
uoes noL conLaln Lransfer porL ConLalns Lransfer porL wlLhln plsLon cyllnder
casLlng