OBJECTIVES
DOE-HDBK-1018/1-93
Diesel Engine Fundamentals
TERMINAL OBJECTIVE
1.0
Without references, DESCRIBE the components and theory of operation for a diesel
engine.
ENABLING OBJECTIVES
1.1
DEFINE the following diesel engine terms:
a.
Compression ratio
b.
Bore
c.
Stroke
d.
Combustion chamber
1.2
Given a drawing of a diesel engine, IDENTIFY the following:
a.
Piston/rod
b.
Cylinder
c.
Blower
d.
Crankshaft
e.
Intake ports or valve(s)
f.
Exhaust ports or valve(s)
g.
Fuel injector
1.3
EXPLAIN how a diesel engine converts the chemical energy stored in the diesel fuel into
mechanical energy.
1.4
EXPLAIN how the ignition process occurs in a diesel engine.
1.5
EXPLAIN the operation of a 4-cycle diesel engine to include when the following events
occur during a cycle:
a.
Intake
b.
Exhaust
c.
Fuel injection
d.
Compression
e.
Power
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