COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO STROKE AND FOUR STROKE ENGINES

Abstract

Heat engine is a machine for converting heat, developed by burning fuel into useful work. It can be said that heat engine is equipment which generates thermal energy and transforms it into mechanical energy. Here, the working medium, the steam, is generated in a boiler, located outside the engine and allowed in to the cylinder to operate the piston to do mechanical work. In internal combustion engine, the combustion of fuel takes place inside the engine cylinder and heat is generated within the cylinder. This heat is added to the air inside the cylinder and thus the pressure of the air is increased tremendously. This high pressure air moves the piston which rotates the crank shaft and thus mechanical work is done.