Internal Combustion Engines

The internal combustion engines are those

engines in which the combustion of fuel takes
place inside the engine cylinder. It is known as
IC engines.
 Classification of IC Engines
1. According to the type of fuel used
(a) Petrol engines
(b) Diesel engines
(c) Gas engines
2. According to the method of igniting the fuel
(a) Spark ignition(SI) engines
(b) Compression ignition(CI) engines
(c) Hot spot ignition engines
 Classification of IC Engines
3. According to the number of strokes per cycle
(a) Two stroke cycle engines
(b) Four stroke cycle engines
4. According to the cycle of operation
(a) Otto cycle engines
(b) Diesel cycle engines
(c) Dual combustion cycle engines
 Classification of IC Engines
5. According to the speed of the engine
(a) Slow speed engines
(b) Medium speed engines
(c) High speed engines
6. According to the cooling system
(a) Air-cooled engines
(b) Water-cooled engines
(c) Evaporative cooling engines
 Classification of IC Engines
7. According to the method of fuel injection
(a) Carburetor engines
(b) Air injection engines
(c) Solid injection engines
8. According to the number of cylinders
(a) Single cylinder engines
(b) Multi-cylinder engines
 Classification of IC Engines
9. According to the arrangement of cylinders
(a) Vertical engines
(b) Horizontal engines
(c) Radial engines
(d) In-line multi-cylinder engines
(e) V-type multi-cylinder engines
(f) Opposite-cylinder engines
(g) Opposite-piston engines
Main components of IC Engines
4-stroke engine
Theoretical and actual valve Timing diagram for 4-stroke
petrol engine
Actual valve Timing diagram for 4-stroke petrol
engine
Four-stroke cycle petrol engine
 Actual indicator diagram for a
four-stroke cycle petrol engine
Four-stroke cycle diesel engine
Actual indicator diagram for a four-
stroke cycle diesel engine
2-stroke engine
Two-stroke cycle diesel engine
Actual indicator diagram a two-stroke
cycle diesel engine
Two-stroke cycle petrol engine
Actual indicator diagram a two-stroke
cycle petrol engine
Advantages and disadvantages of
two-stroke over four-stroke cycle
engines