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What role does flywheel play in four stroke engine?
During the power event in a four-stroke cycle engine, the crankshaft is accelerated rapidly by the sudden motion of the piston and connecting rod assembly. The flywheel smooths out some of the rpm and force deviation by its resistance to acceleration.
What does the flywheel provide to keep the engine running between power strokes?
Simply, it stores the momentum from combustion to keep the crankshaft turning in between the engine’s power strokes.
How many strokes of the 4 cycle engine actually produce power?
A four stroke engine delivers one power stroke for every two cycles of the piston (or four piston strokes).
How and why does a flywheel start rotating?
The inbuilt motor uses electrical power to turn at high speeds to set the flywheel turning at its operating speed. When energy is required, the motor functions as a generator, because the flywheel transfers rotational energy to it. This is converted back into electrical energy, thus completing the cycle.
How far did the crankshaft rotate on intake stroke?
Intake stroke. The crankshaft rotates 180 degrees from top dead center (TDC) to bottom dead center (BDC) and the camshaft rotates 90 degrees.
How can you increase the efficiency of a 4-stroke engine?
- Run the engine fuel-lean, that is, use excess air. It is well known that fuel-lean running improves the efficiency.
- Higher compression ratio.
- We need new cycles put into practical use.
- Run the engine at optimum conditions, meaning low friction (modest engine speed) and low pumping work (air throttle more open).
How is the flywheel connected to the crankshaft?
Flywheel is just a metallic disc which stores rotational kinetic energy form crankshaft. It is connected with help of bolts to the crankshaft.
How does a 4-stroke engine work?
In the case of the four-stroke engine, in each cylinder, one power stroke is generated per two revolutions of the crankshaft. The flywheel stores this energy as kinetic energy and provides the same in the other strokes (compression, intake, and exhaust) for a continuous engine run.
How many revolutions does a crankshaft make in a 4 stroke engine?
A complete operation in a four-stroke engine requires two revolutions (720 0) of the crankshaft. In an engine, a piston transfers the expanding forces of gas to mechanical rotation of the crankshaft through a connecting rod. A crankshaft is a part that converts the reciprocating motion to rotational motion.
What is the function of the flywheel in a combustion engine?
In an internal combustion engine the pistons only provide power during one in every four strokes. The flywheel keeps the crankshaft turning smoothly during the other three rotations. Additionally, the pistons and connecting rods are offset from the crankshaft and want to push the crankshaft from side to side with each piston stroke.
What happens if there is no flywheel on the crankshaft?
Therefore, in the absence of a flywheel, the rotation of the crankshaft has become pulsating; and when the interval of the power stroke becomes long as in the idling state, the engine gets stopped. The flywheel assembled on a crankshaft must have been dynamically balanced.
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