Essays Tagged: "Four-stroke engine"

What really makes a car go? The Four-Stroke Cycle.

moving in sync in a distinct pattern called the four-stoke cycle.To understand the components of a four-stroke engine better, a little background information may be needed. 'In a gasoline engine, exh ... o the crankshaft (which is connected to the pistons) which is all part of the four stroke cycle.The four-stroke cycle starts with the intake stroke. On the intake stroke, the piston moves down from it ...

(3 pages) 48 0 4.2 Mar/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Engineering > Mechanical Engineering

Internal Combustion Engine

esel engine) in 1892.The operation of the internal-combustion reciprocating engine employs either a four-strokecycle or a two-stroke cycle. A stroke is one continuous movement of the piston within the ...

(5 pages) 76 0 3.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

Internal Conbustion Engine

illuminating gas as fuel. Two years later, Alphonse Beau de Rochas enunciated the principles of the four-stroke cycle, but Nickolaus August Otto built the first successful engine ( 1876 ) operating on ... rs are chiefly used to start airplane engines.Otto-Cycle EnginesThe ordinary Otto-cycle engine is a four-stroke engine; that is, its pistons make four strokes, two toward the head (closed head) of the ...

(12 pages) 105 0 3.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

How an internal cumbustion engine works

dilluminating gas as fuel. Two years later, Alphonse Beau de Rochas enunciatedthe principles of the four-stroke cycle, but Nickolaus August Otto built thefirst successful engine ( 1876 ) operating on ... ers arechiefly used to start airplane engines.Otto-Cycle EnginesThe ordinary Otto-cycle engine is a four-stroke engine; that is, itspistons make four strokes, two toward the head (closed head) of the ...

(11 pages) 89 0 4.5 Nov/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

America's Automotive Industry.

h a vertical cylinder, it used gasoline injected through a carburetor. In 1889 Daimler introduced a four-stroke engine with mushroom-shaped valves and two cylinders arranged in a V, having a much high ...

(5 pages) 255 2 4.4 Dec/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Poem

found an newspaper account of the Lenoir internal combustion engine. That same year he had made the four-stroke piston cycle. It is called 'Otto cycle' in his honor. The engine called for four strokes ... he intake valve is closed and the exhaust valve is open letting the expelled gases out.Above is the four-stroke engine. It shows all the parts and which way the piston is moving.Did Otto Sell A Lot Of ...

(2 pages) 1244 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Poem

found an newspaper account of the Lenoir internal combustion engine. That same year he had made the four-stroke piston cycle. It is called 'Otto cycle' in his honor. The engine called for four strokes ... he intake valve is closed and the exhaust valve is open letting the expelled gases out.Above is the four-stroke engine. It shows all the parts and which way the piston is moving.Did Otto Sell A Lot Of ...

(2 pages) 1284 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

NIKOLAUS AUGUST OTTO.

found an newspaper account of the Lenoir internal combustion engine. That same year he had made the four-stroke piston cycle. It is called 'Otto cycle' in his honor. The engine called for four strokes ... he intake valve is closed and the exhaust valve is open letting the expelled gases out.Above is the four-stroke engine. It shows all the parts and which way the piston is moving.Did Otto Sell A Lot Of ...

(2 pages) 2350 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Dirt Bike Riding : Four Stroke vs Two Stroke Engin

u can't decide though is if you are interested in buying a motorcycle with a two-stroke engine or a four-stroke engine. Here are some helpful comparisons to help you make your decision. When bu ... complain. In addition, currently manufactured two-strokes do emit more pollutants than their modern four-stroke rivals. That is why you see more and more manufacturers switching to four-stroke power. ...

(2 pages) 2605 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

The Six Stroke Engine

itely faster than ever previously thought possible. However the most commonly used engine type, the four-stroke, is not without its problems. The four stroke engine runs hot by nature, and requires a ... system. The added weight from a radiator hurts fuel efficiency, and therefore costs more money. The four-stroke is also responsible in large part for global warming due to its high carbon monoxide emi ...

(3 pages) 3189 0 0.0 May/2009

Subjects: Science Essays > Engineering