Internal Combustion Engine Case Study

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P3.1

In this different component of internal combustion engine( as internally combusted gas mixture produce power to run a engine ) are discussed.

Major components in internal combustion engines .

Piston
Piston cylinder crank shaft cam shaft connecting rods input valve output valve spark plug ( petrol/ gasoline engines ) and fuel injector ( diesel engine )
Rocker arm oil filter

PISTON - It is the disc which reciprocate within the cylinder. Its main function is to receive the impulse from the combust gas or expanding gas and to transfer the energy of combust gas to crank shaft through connecting rod which connects the piston and the crankshaft. It also helps to disperse exhaust gas out from cylinder. In two stroke …show more content…

Vertically upward force by the crankshaft.

Design constraints for piston ( with great load ) - It should be strengthen to withstand high inertia forces and gas pressures.
Mass should be lesser to to avoid intertia forces .
It should have sufficient bearing area to prevent undue wear.
The dispersion of exhaust gases again cylinder walls should be quick enough.
It should limit the noise of reciprocating even at high speed .
It should be rigidly constructed to withstand thermal and mechanical distortion.
It should provide enough strength to piston pin so that it will not allow the passage of gases and exhaust to mix.

CYLINDER BLOCK

The function of the cylinder is to retain the working fluid or gas mixture and to guide the piston for compression and pull back. generally it is made up of cast iron and cast steel. As the cylinder will be heated so some arrangements are there as air cooling and water cooling. in smaller engines or one cylinder air cooling is done . But for 4 and more cylinders water jackets will be installed around the cylinder for cooling. the cylinder are provided with liners as in the case of wear it will be easily …show more content…

There should be gap between inner and outer cylinder.
The length of the cylinder should be 15% of that of the length of the cylinder.
The metal should have high melting point.
Disperse the heat quickly.
Minimum mass ( inertia forces )
Rigid construction ( distortion )

CONNECTING RODS

It acts as the intermediate between piston and crankshaft . Its main function is to transmit the energy. It will transmit the push and pull from the piston pin to crank pin. And reciprocating motion to rotary motion of the crank. it consists of a shank with a small end and the big end. The cross section of the shank may be of rectangular,circular,I-section, 0r H-section.For aircraft piston I- section is taken.

Forces acting on connecting rods ( when great load )
Force due to gas pressures and inertia of reciprocating parts.
Force of inertia of connecting rod ( inertia bending force ).
Force due to friction of the piston ring and of piston.
Force due to friction of piston pin bearing and crank pin bearing. cyclic loading it will have

Design constraints for connecting rod ( when great load

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