TYPES OF ENGINES

Engines are classified by some usage methods

No.of strokes                                               

usage of fuel                                                                                 

Design of Engine

Method Of Ignition

No.Of Cylinder

Arrangement Of Cylinders

Air Intake Process

External Combustion (E.C) Engine

“Combustion” refers to burning fuel with an oxidizer, to supply the heat. Engines of similar(or even identical) configuration and operation may use a supply of heat from other sources such as nuclear, solar, geothermal or exothermic reactions not involving combustion; they are not then strictly classed as external combustion engines, but as external thermal engines.

Internal Combustion (I.S) Engine:

An internal combustion engine (ICE) is a heat engine where the combustion of a fuel occurs with an oxidizer (usually air) in a combustion chamber that is an integral part of the working fluid flow circuit. In an internal combustion engine the expansion of the high-temperature and high-pressure gases produced by combustion applies direct force to some component of the engine. The force is applied typically to pistons, turbine blades, rotor or a nozzle. This force moves the component over a distance, transforming chemical energy into useful mechanical energy.

The first commercially successful internal combustion engine was created by Étienne Lenoir around 1859[1] and the first modern internal combustion engine was created in 1876 by Nikolaus Otto (see Otto engine).

Types Of  ”IC” Engines:

 No.Of Strokes:

1)Two Stroke Engine  

 2) Four Stroke Engine 

 Consider To Design Of Engines:

1) Reciprocating Engine ( Piston Engine)                                                        

Piston Engine

2) Rotary Engine(Wankel Engine)

Wankel Engine

No.Of  Fuel Engines:

1)Diesel Engine                                                                                                                       

Diesel Engine

2)Petrol Engine

3)Gas Engine                                                                                              

4)Electric Engine

 Method  Of  Ignition:

1)Compression Ignition Engine

2)Spark Ignition Engine

No.Of  Cylinders  In Engines:

1)Single – Cylinder Engine

2)Multi – Cylinder Engine

Arrangements Of  Cylinders In Engines:

1)In – Line Engine

 2)V – line Engine

3)Opposed Cylinder Engine                                                                                                            

 4)W – Type Engine

  5)Opposite Position Engine                                                                                                  

6)Radial Engine

Air Intake Process  In  Engines:

1)Naturally Aspiraed                                            

2)Super Charged Engines

3)Turbo Charged Engines