Construction and Working of I.C.
Engine
Internal Combustion Engines
types of heat engines
steam engines
external combustion turbines
Stirling engine
Otto engine
internal combustion Diesel engine
Vankel engine
Internal Combustion Engine Basics
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pressure = force
area
force = pressure x area
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pressure = force
area
force = pressure x area
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Internal Combustion Engines
The internal combustion engine is
an engine in which the
combustion of fuel-oxidizer
mixture occurs in a confined space
applied in:
automotive
rail transportation
power generation
ships
aviation
garden appliances
Combustion Engine Definiton
Combustion engines are machines that deliver mechanical work
through a linked thermal and combustion process: mechanical work is
obtained from the chemical bound energy of the fuel (fuel energy)
through combustion by means of thermal energy.
In the reciprocating engines the working chamber has rigid walls: the
stroke of one of the these walls (pistons) provides a variable volume.
The work output is gained from the gas pressure
Engines
Configuration
• Engines: The cylinders
are arranged in a line, in a
single bank.
Engines
Parts
Valves: Minimum
Two Valves pre Cylinder
•Exhaust Valve lets the exhaust gases escape the combustion
Chamber. (Diameter is smaller then Intake valve)
•Intake Valve lets the air or air fuel mixture to enter the
combustion chamber. (Diameter is larger than the exhaust valve)
Engines
Valve Springs: Keeps the valves
Closed.
Valve Lifters: Rides the cam lobe
and helps in opening the valves.
Engines
Different arrangement of valve and camshaft.
Engines
Cam Shaft: The shaft that has intake and
Exhaust cams for operating the valves.
Cam Lobe: Changes rotary motion
into reciprocating motion.
Engines
Spark Plug
It provides the means of ignition when
the gasoline engine’s piston is at the end
of compression stroke, close to
Top Dead Center(TDC)
The difference between a
"hot" and a "cold" spark
plug is that the ceramic tip
is longer on the
hotter plug.
Engines
Piston
A movable part fitted into a
cylinder, which can receive and
transmit power.
Through connecting rod, forces
the crank shaft to rotate.
Engines
Cylinder head
Part that covers and encloses the
Cylinder.
It contains cooling fins or water jackets
and the valves.
Some engines contains the cam shaft
in the cylinder head.
Engines
Engine Block
Foundation of the engine and
contains pistons, crank shaft,
cylinders, timing sprockets and
sometimes the cam shaft.
Engines
Connecting (conn.) Rod
Attaches piston (wrist-pin)
to the crank shaft (conn. rod
caps).
Engines
Crank Shaft
Converts up and down or
reciprocating motion into
circular or rotary motion.
DAMPNER PULLEY
Controls Vibration
Engines
Piston Rings
Four stroke: Three rings
Top two are compression rings (sealing
the compression pressure in the cylinder)
and the third is an oil ring (scrapes
excessive oil from the cylinder walls)
Two Stroke: Two Rings
Both the rings are Compression rings.
Engines
Flywheel
Attached to the crankshaft
Reduces vibration
Cools the engine (air cooled)
Used during initial start-up
Transfers power from engine to
drivetrain
Engines
Engine Related Terms
• TDC (top dead center)
• BDC (bottom dead center)
• Stroke
• Bore
• Revolution
• Compression Ratio
• Displacement
• Cycle
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Nikolaus Otto was born in Holzhausen, Germany on 10th June 1832. In his
early years he began experimenting with gas engines and completed his first
atmospheric engine in 1867. In 1872 he joined with Gottlieb Daimler and
Wilhelm Maybach and in 1876 developed the first 4-stroke cycle internal
Four-stroke Otto cycle combustion engine based on principles patented in 1862 by Alphonse Beau
de Rochas. Although Otto's patent claim for the 'Otto Cycle' was invalidated
in 1886, his engineering work led to the first practical use of the 4-stroke
cycle which was to provide the driving force for transportation for over a
century. Nikolaus Otto died on 26th January 1891.
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Four-stroke Otto cycle (Port injection/Indirect injection)
Induction Stroke Compression Stroke Spark Ignition
The induction stroke is generally considered to be the The compression stroke begins as the inlet valve Spark ignition is the point at which the spark is
first stroke of the Otto 4-Stroke Cycle. At this point in closes and the piston is driven upwards in the generated at the sparking plug and is an essential
the cycle, the inlet valve is open and the exhaust valve cylinder bore by the momentum of the crankshaft difference between the Otto and Diesel cycles. It may
is closed. As the piston travels down the cylinder, a and flywheel. also be considered as the beginning of the power
new charge of fuel/air mixture is drawn through the stroke. It is shown here to illustrate that due to flame
inlet port into the cylinder. propagation delays, spark ignition timing commonly
The adjacent figure shows the engine crankshaft takes place 10 degress before TDC during idle and will
rotating in a clockwise direction. Fuel is injected advance to some 30 or so degrees under normal
through a sequentially controlled port injector just running conditions.
behind the inlet valve.
Four-stroke Otto cycle (Port injection/Indirect injection)
Power Stroke Exhaust Stroke Exhaust and Inlet Valve Overlap
The power stroke begins as the fuel/air mixture is ignited The exhaust stroke is as critical to the smooth Exhaust and inlet valve overlap is the transition between the
by the spark. The rapidly burning mixture attempting to and efficient operation of the engine as that of exhaust and inlet strokes and is a practical necessity for the
expand within the cylinder walls, generates a high induction. As the name suggests, it's the stroke efficient running of any internal combustion engine. Given the
pressure which forces the piston down the cylinder bore. during which the gases formed during constraints imposed by the operation of mechanical valves and
The linear motion of the piston is converted into rotary combustion are ejected from the cylinder. This the inertia of the air in the inlet manifold, it is necessary to
motion through the crankshaft. The rotational energy is needs to be as complete a process as possible, begin opening the inlet valve before the piston reaches Top
imparted as momentum to the flywheel which not only as any remaining gases displace an equivalent Dead Centre (TDC) on the exhaust stroke. Likewise, in order to
provides power for the end use, but also overcomes the volume of the new charge of fuel/air mixture effectively remove all of the combustion gases, the exhaust
work of compression and mechanical losses incurred in and leads to a reduction in the maximum valve remains open until after TDC. Thus, there is a point in
the cycle (valve opening and closing, alternator, fuel possible power. each full cycle when both exhaust and inlet valves are open.
pump, water pump, etc.). The number of degrees over which this occurs and the
proportional split across TDC is very much dependent on the
engine design and the speed at which it operates.
Four-stroke Otto cycle (Direct Injection)
Otto Cycle Operation with Direct Injection
The theoretical Otto Cycle process is the same for both indirect and direct fuel injection methods, but the efficiencies gained by using direct
injection are bringing the practical application closer to the theoretical.
Direct injection means that there is a total separation between the air and fuel required for combustion. This allows precise control over the quantity
of fuel and the time in the cycle it is introduced into the cylinder. Thus, for maximum power (in similar manner to that of a port injection system), it is
possible to inject a full quantity of fuel in the induction stroke, while for low load, maximum economy (lean-burn) operation it is possible to inject a
smaller quantity of fuel during the compression stroke.
Although lean-burn is implemented with indirect injection, the lean-burn misfire limit (point at which misfire occurs) is governed by the leanness of
the fuel/air mixture in the cylinder. This limit is lowered in direct injection, spark ignition engines, as the fuel spray is directed towards the sparking
plug to ensure that there is a chemically adequate mixture around the plug when the spark occurs.
Four-stroke Diesel cycle
Rudolph Diesel was born in Paris of Bavarian parents in
1858. As a budding mechanical engineer at the Technical
University in Munich, he became fascinated by the 2nd law
of thermodynamics and the maximum efficiency of a Carnot
process and attempted to improve the existing thermal
engines of the day on the basis of purely theoretical
considerations. His first prototype engine was built in 1893,
a year after he applied for his initial patent, but it wasn't until
the third prototype was built in 1897 that theory was put into
practice with the first 'Diesel' engine.
Four-stroke Diesel cycle
Induction Stroke Compression Stroke Compression Ignition
The induction stroke in a Diesel engine is used to draw in The compression stroke begins as the inlet valve closes Compression ignition takes place when the fuel from
a new volume of charge air into the cylinder. As the power and the piston is driven upwards in the cylinder bore by the high pressure fuel injector spontaneously ignites
generated in an engine is dependent on the quantity of the momentum of the crankshaft and flywheel. in the cylinder.
fuel burnt during combustion and that in turn is The purpose of the compression stroke in a Diesel engine In the theoretical cycle, fuel is injected at TDC, but as
determined by the volume of air (oxygen) present, most is to raise the temperature of the charge air to the point there is a finite time for the fuel to ignite (ignition lag)
diesel engines use turbochargers to force air into the where fuel injected into the cylinder spontaneously ignites. in practical engines, fuel is injected into the cylinder
cylinder during the induction stroke. In this cycle, the separation of fuel from the charge air before the piston reaches TDC to ensure that
eliminates problems with auto-ignition and therefore allows maximum power can be achieved. This is synonymous
Diesel engines to operate at much higher compression with automatic spark ignition advance used in Otto
ratios than those currently in production with the Otto cycle engines.
Cycle.
Four-stroke Diesel cycle
Power Stroke Exhaust Stroke Exhaust and Inlet Valve Overlap
The power stroke begins as the injected fuel The exhaust stroke is as critical to the smooth and Exhaust and inlet valve overlap is the transition between
spontaneously ignites with the air in the cylinder. As efficient operation of the engine as that of induction. the exhaust and inlet strokes and is a practical necessity
the rapidly burning mixture attempts to expand As the name suggests, it's the stroke during which the for the efficient running of any internal combustion
within the cylinder walls, it generates a high pressure gases formed during combustion are ejected from the engine. Given the constraints imposed by the operation
which forces the piston down the cylinder bore. The cylinder. This needs to be as complete a process as of mechanical valves and the inertia of the air in the inlet
linear motion of the piston is converted into rotary possible, as any remaining gases displace an manifold, it is necessary to begin opening the inlet valve
motion through the crankshaft. The rotational energy equivalent volume of the new charge air and leads to a before the piston reaches Top Dead Centre (TDC) on the
is imparted as momentum to the flywheel which not reduction in the maximum possible power. exhaust stroke. Likewise, in order to effectively remove
only provides power for the end use, but also all of the combustion gases, the exhaust valve remains
overcomes the work of compression and mechanical open until after TDC. Thus, there is a point in each full
losses incurred in the cycle (valve opening and cycle when both exhaust and inlet valves are open. The
closing, alternator, fuel injector pump, water pump, number of degrees over which this occurs and the
etc.). proportional split across TDC is very much dependent on
the engine design and the speed at which it operates.
Diesel vs Otto engine
Advantages
Higher thermal efficiency as a consequence of a higher compression ratio (16-20 vs
9-12) needed for the self ignition of the mixture
Higher efficiency at part load condition (city driving) because of the different load
control with much inferior pumping loss for aspirating air into the cylinder: load control
directly by varying the fuel delivery, while in the Otto engine by varying the air through an
intake throttle
Less energy spent to produce Diesel fuel
Disadvantages
Higher weight for same power delivery, because of higher thermal and mechanical
stresses due to higher temperatures and pressures , almost double vs Otto engine, at the
end of compression and combustion phases
Lower maximum engine speed because a slower combustion process and higher
weight of the rotating an oscillating masses
Engine roughness that generates higher structural and airborne vibration/noise.
Four Stroke Cycle
• Intake
• Compression
• Power
• Exhaust
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ignition system
Slide 05 crank mechanism
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intake system
ignition system
Slide 06 crank mechanism
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intake system
exhaust system
ignition system
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intake system
exhaust system
cooling system thermostat
ignition system
Slide 08 crank mechanism
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intake system
exhaust system
cooling system thermostat
ignition system
lubrication system
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fuel
air air + fuel
pressure
volume
TDC BDC
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pressure
stoichiometric mixture
volume
TDC BDC
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pressure
volume
TDC BDC
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pressure
volume
TDC BDC
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pressure
volume
TDC BDC
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pressure
volume
TDC BDC
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pressure
volume
TDC BDC
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pressure
volume
TDC BDC
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Work = (pressure x
volume)
positive work
pressure
exhaust gas residual
volume
TDC BDC
negative work
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Intake Stroke
• Intake valve opens.
• Piston moves down, ½
turn of crankshaft.
• A vacuum is created in the
cylinder.
• Atmospheric pressure
pushes the air/fuel
mixture into the cylinder.
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Compression Stroke
• Valves close.
• Piston moves up, ½
turn of crankshaft.
• Air/fuel mixture is
compressed.
• Fuel starts to vaporize
and heat begins to
build.
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Power Stroke
• Valves remain closed.
• Spark plug fires
igniting fuel mixture.
• Piston moves down, ½
turn of crankshaft.
• Heat is converted to
mechanical energy.
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Exhaust Stroke
• Exhaust valve opens.
• Piston move up,
crankshaft makes ½
turn.
• Exhaust gases are
pushed out polluting
the atmosphere.
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Sequence of Events in a Ch 5
4-Stroke Cycle Engine
Four Stroke Cycle Animation
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Two Stroke Animation
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Internal Combustion Engine Basics
The Two Stroke Engine
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The Two Stroke Engine
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The Two Stroke Engine
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The Two Stroke Engine
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The Two Stroke Engine
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The Two Stroke Engine
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4-Stroke Engines intake exhaust
Diesel Animation
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Diesel 2 stroke
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Two-stroke cycle
Two-stroke cycle
Gas exchange occurs between the working cycles by scavenging the exhaust
gases with a fresh cylinder charge
Control mostly via intake end exhaust ports
In contrast to the four-stroke cycle , no valve train is necessary, but a blower is
need for scavenging air
2-StrokeEngines
intake
Reed
Valve
2-stroke
Four stroke vs Two-stroke cycle
Advantages
4-stroke engine 2-stroke engine
High volumetric efficiency over a wide Very simple and cheap engine design
engine speed range Low weight
Low sensitivity to pressure losses in Low manufacturing cost
the exhaust system Better torsional forces pattern
Effective control of the charging
efficiency trough appropriate valve timing
and intake system design
Disadvantages
4-stroke engine 2-stroke engine
High complexity of the valve control Higher fuel consumption
Reduced power density because the Higher HC emissions because of a
work is generated only every second problematic cylinder scavenging
shaft rotation Lower mean effective pressure
because of poorer volumetric efficiency
Higher thermal load because no gas
echange stroke
Poor idle because of high residual gas
percentage into the cylinder
Sequence of Events in a Ch 5
2-Stroke Cycle Engine
Advantages & Disadvantages Ch 5
to a 4-Stroke Cycle Engine
Advantages: Disadvantages:
• High torque output Heavy
Limited slope operation
• Smooth running More moving parts
• Quieter operation
• Lower emissions output
• More forgiving to poor
operational practices
• Higher horse power
availability
• Heavier construction
• No Gas/Oil mixing
Advantages & Disadvantages Ch 5
to a 2-Stroke Cycle Engine
Advantages: Disadvantages:
Lighter • Low torque output
Can be operated in all positions
• Erratic running
Less moving parts
Higher horse power per cc Characteristic
displacement • Noisy
• Higher emissions output
• Gas/Oil mixing
