IC Engines

Valve Timing Diagrams

Presented by:-
Muhammad Arslan Qasim
METD
 Scavenging

• In an internal combustion engine, scavenging is the process of replacing the exhaust

gas in a cylinder with the fresh air/fuel mixture (or fresh air, in the case of direct-
injection engines) for the next cycle.

• If scavenging is incomplete, the remaining exhaust gases can cause improper

combustion for the next cycle, leading to reduced power output.

• In the four-stroke cycle engine there is an adequate overlap between the air inlet
valve opening and the exhaust valve closing
Types of Scavenging
• Crossflow Scavenging:
In this method, the transfer port (or inlet port for the engine
cylinder) and exhaust port are situated on the opposite sides of
engine cylinder.

• Loop/Backflow Scavenging:
In this method, the inlet and exhaust ports are located on the
same sides of engine cylinder.

• Uniflow Scavenging:
In this method, the fresh charge, while entering from one side
(or sometimes two sides) of the engine cylinder pushes out the
gases through the exit valve situated on the top of the cylinder.