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Four Stroke Cycle Engine
The events taking place in I.C. engine are as follows :/em>
I. Air or air-fuel mixture (charge) is taken in the cylinder.
II. The charge is compressed in the cylinder by the piston.
III. If charge is only air, the fuel is injected at the end of compression.
IV. The charge is ignited at a predetermined time under specified pressure inside the engine cylinder.
V. The power developed due to expansive forces of gases inside the cylinder is transferred to the crankshaft through the connecting rod.
VI. Exhaust gases go out of the cylinder at regular interval of time.
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