Engineering · Diesel — Operating Cycle
In a four-stroke-cycle diesel engine, the events occur in which order?
- AIntake, power, compression, exhaust
- BIntake, compression, power, exhaust✓ Correct
- CCompression, intake, exhaust, power
- DPower, exhaust, intake, compression
Explanation
A four-stroke cycle completes one power event every two crankshaft revolutions in the order intake, compression, power (combustion/expansion), then exhaust.
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