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Engine work cycle
Each 4-stroke petrol engine has the following 4 processes the completion of these 4 processes is termed as one cycle
of the engine work.
1、 Suction: air and fuel mixture is sucked inside the cylinder
2、 Compression: air and fuel mixture is being compressed in cylinder
3、 Power : after spark, mixture explodes and expand to push dam
piston, thus crankshaft output machanical energy through con-rod.
4、 Exhaust : the gases are expelled
4 - s t r o k e e n g i n e w o r k c y c l e
A:
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:SUCTION STROKE
1、 The crankshaft turns in the counter clockwise direction
2、 The motion of the crankshaft acts on the con-rod to pull the
piston down.
3、 As the piston moves from TDC to BDC, the intake valve
opens and air-fuel mixture is drawn into cylinder
B:
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:Compression stroke
1、 The crankshaft continues running, and brings the
piston goes from the BDC to the TDC by the connecting rod.
2、 The mixing air is pressed into a narrow room between the
cylinder head and the top of piston which is called firebox.