How the Car Engine Works
Published on Nov 18, 2015
A presentation explaining how a car engine works.
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
What Are Cylinders?
- Converts fuel
- Uses Four-Step Combustion Process
- Main component in a car
Photo by Bitterjug
Engine systems
Photo by Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG
Cooling system
- Radiator and Water Pump
- Pump runs in between cylinders
- Water returns to radiator to cool it off
- Engine coolant removes excess heat
Photo by aresauburn™
Air Intake
- Air is filtered
- Superchargers and Turbochargers compress air
- Turbochargers located in exhaust pipe
- Superchargers located in engine
Photo by xmatt
Starting systems
- Electric motor and starter solenoid
- Starter solenoid powers motor
- Motor spins engine until combustion cycle kicks in
- Hundreds of amps must run into solenoid
- Only powerful motors can spin cold engine
Photo by wbaiv
fuel System
- Carburetor mixes gases and air
- Fuel-injected engines
- Port-fuel injected engines port above valves
- Direct-fuel injected engines directly into cylinder
Photo by striatic
Lubrication system
- Lubricates engine
- Crankshaft and Camshaft mainly
- Most oil sucked with oil pump
- Oil sent to cylinders and collects in sump
- Oil filtered and reused
Photo by Carbon Arc
Exhaust system
- Catalytic converter, tailpipe, and muffler
- Catalytic converter is a collection of sensors
- Tailpipe is where the exhaust exits the car
- Muffler dims the sound of the engine
Photo by David Reber's Hammer Photography
Emission Control system
- Catalytic converter and oxygen sensor
- Oxygen sensor provides oxygen for catalyst
Photo by Hiddenpower
Electrical system
- Battery and alternator
- Battery provides energy for electronic devices
- Alternator generates energy for battery
Gas engines vs. diesel engines
Gas ENgines
- Gas is ignited by spark
- Better climbing than Diesel
- Emits 10X as many particles as Diesel
Diesel Engines
- Uses crude oil with less fractions than gasoline
- Faster acceleration than Gas
- New tech originally on Diesel
