8 Questions
What is the function of the cylinder in an engine?
Provides a combustion chamber and houses the piston and connecting rod
What is the function of the piston in a reciprocating engine?
Provides compression of the fuel and air mixture inside the cylinder combustion chamber
How does the piston draw fuel/air in the cylinder?
As it moves down in the cylinder
What is the function of the valve in an engine?
The fuel and air mixture enters the cylinders through the intake valve ports
What is the function of the camshaft in an engine?
Regulates the opening and closing of valves
What is the position of the piston at the highest point in the cylinder?
Top Dead Center (TDC)
What is the distance between TDC and BDC known as?
Stroke
What is the unit of measure for power, equivalent to the power of one horse?
Horsepower
Test your knowledge of internal combustion engines with this quiz. Explore the components like cylinder and piston and their roles in the engine's operation.
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