

During this process inlet valve is opened and exhaust valve remains closed.Īfter the intake stroke, the piston moves down to BDC and the inlet valve gets closed. It is the initial stroke of the cycle in which piston moves down from TDC to BDC, creating suction for sucking of air-fuel mixture from inlet valve into the cylinder. Let s move further and discuss these strokes or process in detail: In this type of engines the compressed fuel-air is ignited by itself.

Now before we move onto the main topic, I would like you to get well-worn with certain terms. As the name itself describes that, it is a type of engine in which combustion takes place in a sealed chamber knew as combustion chamber.
