A petrol engine is called an internal

combustion engine because the combustion

of fuel ( petrol ) in it takes place
inside the cylinder of the engine .

A diesel engine is also an internal

combustion engine for similar reasons a
simple internal combustion engine ( or
petrol engine) consists of a metal cylinder
fitted with an air tight ; movable piston
p as shown in FIG [The piston rod r is
connected to the crankshaft; which
in turn is connected to the wheels
w of the vehicle . There are two
holes in the cylinder head which are
controlled by the valves v1 and v2 .
Each valve is opened or closed at the right
time by a shaft driven by the engine
itself. The valve v1 is open but the valve
v2 is in closed position. The valve v1 is
called the ‘ intake valve’. The other valve
v2 is called the ‘exhaust valve’ .
WORKING :- The working of an internal
combustion engine is divided into four
stages or four steps called ‘ four strakes’
of the engine ,and hence the engine is
called a ‘four stroke engine’.
(1) The intake stroke.:- As the name
suggests, the intake stroke of the engine
is that stroke in which the fuel mixture
(petrol vapor and air mixture) enters into
the cylinder .
(2) The compression stroke - in this
stroke the fuel mixture (petrol vapour and
air mixture) is highly compressed to a small
volume.
(3) The power stroke- this is the only
stroke of the engine which provides
power(or energy). All other strokes of the
engine work by the power derived from
This stroke.
(4) The exhaust stroke- in this stroke,
the smoky, burnt gases are forced out
of the cylinder . This happens as
follows. When the piston has been pushed
to the bottom of the cylinder by the hat
expanding gases in the power stroke, then
the exhaust valve v2 opens.
Project made by :
Class VIIIth - 1. Bhupinder Singh
2. Manjit Kaur
3. Ranjit Singh

Bibiliography

1.Ms Paramjit Kaur

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