Valve Timing Diagram of Petrol Engine
Valve Timing Diagram for a Four Stroke Cycle Petrol Engine - The petrol engines are also known as spark ignition engines. The valve timing diagram for a four stroke cycle…
What Are Quick Closing Valves?
On ships, marine diesel engines draw fuel from reservoirs or storage tanks which are also known as service tanks. All these tanks are provided with a specific valve known as quick closing valve, in order…
Scavenging of IC Engines
The scavenging, in an internal combustion engine (IC Engine), is the process of removing the burnt gases from the combustion chamber of the engine cylinder. Though there are many types…
Indicated power of an IC Engine
The indicated power of an IC engine (briefly written as I.P.) is the power actually developed by the engine cylinder. Mathematically, where K = Number of cylinders, pm = Actual mean…
Water Tight Doors & Ship Safety
A ship floats in water during a major part of its lifetime except when it is in a drydock or when it is ultimately broken down into pieces. Since water is a good friend but…
Testing of IC Engines
Testing of IC Engines - why is it done? The purpose of testing an internal combustion engine (IC Engine) are (a) To determine the information which cannot be obtained by calculations.…
Lubrication of IC Engines
The lubrication of IC engines is required to reduce tear, vibrations, over heating, and cleaning. The lubrication of IC engines has the following advantages : 1. It reduces wear and tear of the…
Thermodynamic Tests for I.C. Engines
Why thermodynamic tests are done on IC Engines? An internal combustion engine (IC Engine) is put to thermodynamic tests, so as to determine the following quantities: Indicated mean effective pressure…
Valve Timing Diagram of Diesel Engine
Valve Timing Diagram for a Four Stroke Cycle Diesel Engine - The diesel engines are also known as compression ignition engines. The valve timing diagram for a four stroke cycle…
Octane Number – Rating of S.I. Engine Fuels
What is Octane Number? How rating of SI Engines (Spark ignition engines) is done using an octane number? The hydrocarbon fuels used in spark ignition (S.I.) engine have a tendency…
