The Process of an Internal Combustion Engine

The invention of the internal combustion engine sprouted from the work of several engineers and inventors across Europe and into America. First, in 1859, Jean-Joseph Etienne Lenoir developed the first practical internal combustion engine which after many modifications and changes, led to the modern engine that plays a crucial role in today’s society. Prior to Lenoir, external combustion engines such as the steam engine and early hydrogen engine

of two. The strokes are Intake, into which a mixture of gas and air are

The continuing rotation of the crankshaft drives the piston back up, ready for the next cycle. The piston moves in a reciprocating motion, which is converted into circular motion of the crankshaft, which ultimately propels the car. Gas engines usually have about the same about of horsepower as they do torque. The diesel engine usually has twice as much torque as it does horsepower, thus it is the better hill climber and load carrier.

Before Thomas Edison died he said” The trouble with other inventors is that they try a few things then they quit. I never quit until I get what I want”

The power system consists of a four-stroke engine, a carburettor to transform incoming fuel into steam, a obstruct to control the air-fuel ratio, transmission, and drum brakes. A cylindrical piston, made of aluminium alloy as most people

The steam supply is cut off, then the cold water is sprayed into the cylinder and then the piston moves back down. James Watt the improver of the Early Steam Engine was born in Greenock on the 18th of January 1736. In 1775 he vastly improved the original concept of the steam engine. Watt and his partner Matthew Boulton set up a factory. The steam engine works like so: the heat was converted into mechanical energy. The way that Watt created the changes to the steam engine is adding two cylinders. The piston is at the bottom for the cylinder. The steam creates pressure which forces the piston upwards. The stream is then cut off just like it was before when Newcomen invented it. Then a pipe that leads to the second cylinder which is the condenser, is then opened and cools down the stream. Then it creates the negative pressure which forces the piston to come back down. Then the steam engine doesn’t have to cool down if we are using this process.

WORKING OF REPULSINE ENGINE The working of Repulsine engine can be explained by the combination of the

As we all know Thomas Edison was a famous inventor in the late 1800’s. His inventions were the building blocks of what we use now in today’s technology; such as our phones with which we can communicate and the electric lights that we use to see in the darkness. And as we all can see he was pretty successful with his inventions, but being an inventor gives you more chances to make mistakes. His famous quote, “ I have not failed, I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work,” gives me a feeling of hope that says that even though I’ve fallen, I can still get back up. Every time I am in a tight spot, I think of this quote and it gives me hope to push

All internal combustion engines rely on the combustion of a chemical fuel. This process normally outcomes in the production of a large quantity of

Tires squealing, superchargers whining, turbos screaming as the air is forced to mix with fuel. A concoction resulting in immense, intense power from what some would call a box of metal. A meaningless, mass produced, grocery getter. However, these stereotypes are not true, due to one attribute. When that pedal touches the floor, magic is in progress, and pure, raw, unkempt power is unleashed. Air and fuel forced to mix, as if they were great enemies fighting one another. The spark plugs, igniting the furious battle between them, causes an earth shaking explosion. The pistons scream as the energy forces them to slam downwards, turning the ever-mighty crankshaft. The energy rushes through the flywheel, turning the many transmission gears, funneling angry horsepower through the drive shaft. The rear axle is the surrogate through which the tires squeal, launching the car down a ¼ mile track in under 10 seconds.

Throttle Lines: controls inlet for gas and air in the carburetor and is connected to the gas pedal

The piston then travels down pulling in fresh air, (third stroke), after the piston bottoms again it travels up compressing the fresh air, (fourth stroke). The fuel is then injected and one cycle is completed in 720 degrees or two full rotations of the crankshaft.

The invention and use of the internal combustion engine was a pivotal point in the history of the automobile. The first attempt at an internal combustion engine was in 1673 by Christian Huygens, using gunpowder as the fuel source, though it was basically worthless as you had to open the engine up and put new gunpowder in it after every single stroke ("The Fuel & Engine"). This lack of a fuel for internal combustion engines sidelined its development for a couple hundred years. In 1860 Jean Joseph Etienne Lenoir built the first effective internal combustion engine using natural gas (Bottorff). The ignition of the gas would create a vacuum and the resulting pressure difference between the vacuum and the atmosphere would drive the power stroke (Bottorff). This gas-atmospheric engine, as it is known, was an effective system capable generating 20hp, still it was imperfect. It was further improved with the development

Conventional cars use internal combustion engines to generate power to put the car into motion. All conventional cars use what is called a “four-stroke combustion cycle” which are “intake

A very common variant of the internal combustion engine is the four stroke engine. These engines have four "strokes" for each combustion cycle. These engines are