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Automotive Engines. Engine Construction. Block Top End Bottom End Front End Rear Valve Train. Engine Block Mfg. Machining. Casting Marks. Operational Cycles Number of Cylinders Cylinder Arrangement Valve Train Types Ignition System Cooling System Fuel Type. ENGINE CLASSIFICATION.
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Engine Construction • Block • Top End • Bottom End • Front End • Rear • Valve Train
Operational Cycles Number of Cylinders Cylinder Arrangement Valve Train Types Ignition System Cooling System Fuel Type ENGINE CLASSIFICATION
Bore Stroke Displacement Compression Ratio Square Combustion Chamber TDC BDC Engine related terms
Compression Ratio • Volume at • BDC • : • Volume at • TDC
Displacement • π x r2 X Stroke • OR • (Bore2 X π X stroke) • 4
Displacement • π x r2 X Stroke • (X # of cylinders) • OR • (Bore2 X π X stroke) • 4 • X (# of cylinders)
Metric Liters Cubic Centimeters Standard IN3 Conversion Metric to IN3 Liters X 62 IN3 to L IN3 /62 Displacement
Cylinder parts • Piston • Stroke • Diameter • Crankshaft • Throw • Pins • Cylinder • Bore • Square • Connecting Rod
Operational Cycles • 2 Stroke • 4 Stroke • Rotary • Wankel • Intake • Compression • Power • Exhaust
NUMBER of Cylinders • 3 • 4 • 6 • 8 • 10 • 12 • 16
V Inline Horizontally Opposed Slant Rotary Cylinder Arrangements
IGNITION • Spark • Heat/Compression
COOLING SYSTEMS • Air • Liquid
4-Stroke Gasoline Engines • Intake • Compression • Power • Exhaust http://www.howstuffworks.com/engine1.htm
INTAKE • Intake Valve Open • Cam Shaft • Air Fuel Charge Enters • Piston Travels Down in Cylinder • TDC-BDC
COMPRESSION STROKE • Valves Closed • Piston Upward • Compression of Air-Fuel Mixture • Make Charge Volatile • BDC-TDC
POWER STROKE • SPARK • Explosion • Both Valves Closed • Piston Pushed Down • Turns Crankshaft • TDC-BDC
EXHAUST STROKE • Exhaust Valve open • Burnt air/fuel Mixture Evacuated • Piston Travels Upward • BDC-TDC • Start 4 strokes again
2 Stroke • Intake and Exhaust together • Compression and Intake together • Oil/Gas mixed • No oil in oil pan • Works at any angle • http://www.howstuffworks.com/two-stroke2.htm
CHARACTERISTICS of 4 Stroke Engine Design • In-Line • V-Type • Slant Cylinder Opposed Cylinder • Valve and Cam Shaft Placement • Valve Arrangements • Valve Operation • Engine Location
INLINE ENGINE http://www.howstuffworks.com/engine-inline.htm
V-TYPE ENGINES http://www.howstuffworks.com/engine-inline.htm
OPPOSED CYLINDER http://www.howstuffworks.com/engine-flat.htm
ENGINE LOCATION • Front Engine • Rear Engine • Mid-Engine