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Types of Combustion

Diesel Engine​
Diesel Engine​

Combustion is the primary source of noise in most naturally aspirated direct injection diesel engines. In turbocharged diesel engines, combustion noise is less dominant at high-speed and high load steady-state conditions but can become dominant at idle, light-load or under acceleration [2490].

source: dieselnet.com
External ​Combustion Engine​
External ​Combustion Engine​

An external combustion engine (EC engine) is a heat engine where a working fluid, contained internally, is heated by combustion in an external source, through the engine wall or a heat exchanger. The fluid then, by expanding and acting on the mechanism of the engine, produces motion and usable work.

Four-Stroke ​Engine​
Four-Stroke ​Engine​

A four-stroke (also four-cycle) engine is an internal combustion (IC) engine in which the piston completes four separate strokes while turning the crankshaft. A stroke refers to the full travel of the piston along the cylinder, in either direction.

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Gas Turbine​
Gas Turbine​

The combustion produces a high temperature, high pressure gas stream that enters and expands through the turbine section. The turbine is an intricate array of alternate stationary and rotating aerofoil-section blades. As hot combustion gas expands through the turbine, it spins the rotating blades.

source: energy.gov
Ignition ​System​
Ignition ​System​

An ignition system generates a spark or heats an electrode to a high temperature to ignite a fuel-air mixture in spark ignition internal combustion engines oil-fired and gas-fired boilers, rocket engines, etc.

Internal ​Combustion Engine​
Internal ​Combustion 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.

Two-Stroke ​Engine​
Two-Stroke ​Engine​

Both gasoline and diesel automotive engines are classified as four-stroke reciprocating internal-combustion engines. There is a third type of engine,­ known as a two-stroke engine, that is commonly found in lower-power applications.

Wankel ​Engine​
Wankel ​Engine​

The Wankel engine is a type of internal combustion engine using an eccentric rotary design to convert pressure into rotating motion. All parts rotate consistently in one direction, as opposed to the common reciprocating piston engine, which has pistons violently changing direction.