1 内燃机专业英语自编讲义部分: 1
Engine Classification and Overall Mechanics The automobile engines can be classified according to: 1
number of cylinders; 2
arrangement of cylinders; 3
arrangement of valves; 4
type of cooling; 5
number of cycles (two or four); 6
type of fuel burned; 7
type of ignition
The engine is the source of power that makes the wheels go around and the car move
The automobile engine is an internal-combustion engine because the fuel (gasoline) is burned inside it
The burning of gasoline inside the engine produces high pressure in the engine combustion chamber
This high pressure forces piston to move, the movement is carried by connecting rods to the engine crankshaft
The crankshaft is thus made to rotate; the rotary motion is carried through the power train to the car w