Internal Combustion Engine

Internal Combustion Engine

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Contents

1-Introduction
2- Engine Classification
3- Engine Terminologies
4-Basic Engine cycles
5-Emission and air pollutions

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INTRODUCTION

The internal combustion engine is a heat engine that converts chemical energy in a fuel
into mechanical energy

Chemical

Heat

Mechanical

This thermal energy raises the temperature and pressure of the gases within the engine,
and the high-pressure gas then expands against the mechanical mechanisms of the engine.
This expansion is converted by the mechanical linkages of the engine to a rotating
crankshaft, which is the output of the engine.

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Internal combustion engines are reciprocating engines having pistons that reciprocate
back and forth in cylinders internally within the engine.

Engine types such as steam engines and gas turbine engines, which are better classified as
external combustion engines (i.e., combustion takes place outside the mechanical engine
system)

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ENGINE CLASSIFICATIONS

Internal combustion engines can be classified in a number of different ways:

1. Types of Ignition

(a) Spark Ignition (SI). An SI engine starts the combustion process in each cycle by use of a
spark plug. The spark plug gives a high-voltage electrical discharge between two electrodes
which ignites the air-fuel mixture in the combustion chamber surrounding the plug.

(b) Compression Ignition (CI). The combustion process in a CI engine starts when the air-
fuel mixture self-ignites due to high temperature in the combustion chamber caused by
high compression.

2. Engine Cycle

(a) Four-Stroke Cycle. A four-stroke cycle experiences four piston movements over two
engine revolutions for each cycle.
(b) Two-Stroke Cycle. A two-stroke cycle has two piston movements over one revolution
for each cycle.

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Four-Stroke Cycle C.I. Engine

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Two-Stroke Cycle Engines

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3. Valve Location

(a) Valves in head (overhead valve), also called I Head engine.

(b) Valves in block (flat head), also called L Head engine. Some historic engines with
valves in block had the intake valve on one side of the cylinder and the exhaust valve on
the other side. These were called T Head engines.

L Head engine I Head engine F Head engine T Head engine

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4. Basic Design

(a) Reciprocating. Engine has one or more cylinders in which pistons reciprocate back
and forth. The combustion chamber is located in the closed end of each cylinder. Power
is delivered to a rotating output crankshaft by mechanical linkage with the pistons.
(b) Rotary. Engine is made of a block (stator) built around a large non-concentric rotor and
crankshaft. The combustion chambers are built into the non-rotating block.

5. Position and Number of Cylinders

(a) Single Cylinder. (d) Opposed Cylinder Engine. (g) Radial Engine.
(b) In-Line. (e) W Engine.
(c) V Engine. (f) Opposed Piston Engine.

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6. Fuel Used
(a) Gasoline.
(b) Diesel Oil or Fuel Oil.
(c) Gas, Natural Gas, Methane.
(d) LPG.
(e) Alcohol-Ethyl, Methyl.
(f) Dual Fuel. There are a number of engines that use a combination of two or more
fuels. Some, usually large, CI engines use a combination of methane and diesel fuel.
These are attractive in developing third-world countries because of the high cost of
diesel fuel. Combined gasoline-alcohol fuels are becoming more common as an
alternative to straight gasoline automobile engine fuel.
(g) Gasohol. Common fuel consisting of 90% gasoline and 10% alcohol.

7. Application

(a) Automobile, Truck, Bus.

(b) Locomotive.
(c) Stationary.
(d) Marine.
(e) Aircraft.
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8. Type of Cooling

(a) Air Cooled.

(b) Liquid Cooled, Water Cooled.

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TERMINOLOGY AND ABBREVIATIONS

The following terms and abbreviations are commonly used in engine technology
 Internal Combustion (IC)

 Spark Ignition (SI) An engine in which the combustion process in each cycle is started
by use of a spark plug.
 Compression Ignition (CI) An engine in which the combustion process starts when the
air-fuel mixture self-ignites due to high temperature in the combustion chamber caused
by high compression.
 Top-Dead-Center (TDC) Position of the piston when it stops at the furthest point away
from the crankshaft.
 Bottom-Dead-Center (BDC) Position of the piston when it stops at the point closest to the
crankshaft.
 Direct Injection (DI) Fuel injection into the main combustion chamber of an engine.
 Indirect Injection (IDI) Fuel injection into the secondary chamber of an engine with a
divided combustion chamber.
 Bore Diameter of the cylinder or diameter of the piston face, which is the same
minus a very small clearance.
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 Stroke Movement distance of the piston from one extreme position to the other:
TDC to BDC or BDC to TDC.
 Clearance Volume Minimum volume in the combustion chamber with piston at TDC.
 Displacement or Displacement Volume Volume displaced by the piston as it travels
through one stroke.
 Smart Engine Engine with computer controls that regulate operating characteristics
such as air-fuel ratio, ignition timing, valve timing, exhaust control, intake tuning, etc.
 Air-Fuel Ratio (AF) Ratio of mass of air to mass of fuel input into engine.
 Fuel-Air Ratio (FA) Ratio of mass of fuel to mass of air input into engine.
 Ignition Delay (ID) Time interval between ignition initiation and the actual start of
Combustion

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BASIC ENGINE CYCLES
Most internal combustion engines, both spark ignition and compression ignition, operate on
either a four-stroke cycle or a two-stroke cycle.
A- Four-Stroke SI Engine Cycle
1. First Stroke: Intake Stroke or Induction The piston travels from TDC to BDC with the
intake valve open and exhaust valve closed. This creates an increasing volume in the
combustion chamber, which in turn creates a vacuum.
2. Second Stroke: Compression Stroke When the piston reaches BDC, the intake valve closes
and the piston travels back to TDC with all valves closed. This compresses the air-fuel
mixture, raising both the pressure and temperature in the cylinder.
3. Combustion: Combustion of the air-fuel mixture occurs in a very short but finite length of
time with the piston near TDC (i.e., nearly constant-volume combustion).
4. Third Stroke: Expansion Stroke or Power Stroke With all valves closed, the high pressure
created by the combustion process pushes the piston away from TDC. This is the stroke which
produces the work output of the engine cycle.
5. Exhaust Blowdown Late in the power stroke, the exhaust valve is opened and exhaust blow
down occurs.
6. Fourth Stroke: Exhaust Stroke By the time the piston reaches BDC, exhaust blowdown is
complete, but the cylinder is still full of exhaust gases at approximately atmospheric pressure.
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B- Four-Stroke CI Engine Cycle

1. First Stroke: Intake Stroke The same as the intake stroke in an SI engine with one
major difference: no fuel is added to the incoming air.
2. Second Stroke: Compression Stroke The same as in an SI engine except that only air is
compressed and compression is to higher pressures and temperature.
3. Combustion Combustion is fully developed by TDC and continues at about constant
pressure until fuel injection is complete and the piston has started towards BDC.
4. Third Stroke: Power Stroke The power stroke continues as combustion ends and the
piston travels towards BDC.
5. Exhaust Blowdown Same as with an SI engine.
6. Fourth Stroke: Exhaust Stroke Same as with an SI engine.

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C- Two-Stroke SI Engine Cycle

1. Combustion With the piston at TDC combustion occurs very quickly, raising the temperature
and pressure to peak values, almost at constant volume.
2. First Stroke: Expansion Stroke or Power Stroke Very high pressure created by the combustion
process forces the piston down in the power stroke. The expanding volume of the combustion
chamber causes pressure and temperature to decrease as the piston travels towards BDC.
3. Exhaust Blowdown At about 75° bBDC, the exhaust valve opens and blowdown occurs. The
exhaust valve may be a poppet valve in the cylinder head, or it may be a slot in the side of the
cylinder which is uncovered as the piston approaches BDC. After blowdown the cylinder
remains filled with exhaust gas at
lower pressure.
4. Intake and Scavenging When blowdown is nearly complete, at about 50° bBDC, the
intake slot on the side of the cylinder is uncovered and intake air-fuel enters under pressure.

5. Second Stroke: Compression Stroke With all valves (or ports) closed, the piston travels
towards TDC and compresses the air-fuel mixture to a higher pressure and temperature. Near
the end of the compression stroke, the spark plug is fired; by the time the piston gets to IDC,
combustion occurs and the next engine cycle begins.

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D- Two-Stroke CI Engine Cycle

The two-stroke cycle for a CI engine is similar to that of the SI engine, except for two changes.

1- No fuel is added to the incoming air, so that compression is done on air only.

2- Instead of a spark plug, a fuel injector is located in the cylinder. Near the end of the
compression stroke, fuel is injected into the hot compressed air and combustion is initiated by
self-ignition.

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ENGINE EMISSIONS AND AIR POLLUTION
The exhaust of automobiles is one of the major contributors to the world's air pollution
problem. Recent research and development has made major reductions in engine
emissions, but a growing population and a greater number of automobiles means that the
problem will exist for many years to come.
Four major emissions produced by internal combustion engines are hydrocarbons (HC),
carbon monoxide (CO), oxides of nitrogen (NOx), and solid particulates.

1- Hydrocarbons are fuel molecules which did not get burned and smaller non-equilibrium
particles of partially burned fuel.
2- Carbon monoxide occurs when not enough oxygen is present to fully react all carbon to
CO2 or when incomplete air-fuel mixing occurs due to the very short engine cycle time.
3- Oxides of nitrogen are created in an engine when high combustion temperatures cause
some normally stable N2 to dissociate into monatomic nitrogen N, which then combines with
reacting oxygen.
4- Solid particulates are formed in compression ignition engines and are seen as black smoke
in the exhaust of these engines. Other emissions found in the exhaust of engines include
aldehydes, sulfur, lead, and phosphorus.
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References:
Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals
By John B. Heywood
McGraw-Hill Higher Education 1988

Engineering Fundamentals of the Internal Combustion Engine

by Willard W.Pulkrabek
Prentice Hall, 1st edition,1997.

An Introduction to Combustion : Concepts and Applications w/IBM3.5’ Disk

by Stephen R. Turns
McGraw-Hill Higher Education , Bk & Disk edition,1995

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