Captured in slow motion
The operation of an internal combustion engine is very simple. Gasoline goes in and noise and fun come out. At least if it’s not a Prius, because then gasoline and joie de vivre are turned into movement and depression. However, there are still some intermediate steps before the pee comes out as smoke again. The YouTube Channel TROdesigns perfectly show in the video below what happens in the combustion chamber of a petrol engine.
You see a single-cylinder engine from a Honda motorcycle, part of which is made of acrylic glass. Thanks to a slomo camera, you can perfectly see what is happening inside a running engine. This is a four-stroke engine, which makes four strokes. On the first down stroke, gasoline and oxygen are drawn into the chamber. The inlet valve is open so that the stuff can enter. On the second stroke (going up, with the valves closed), the piston compresses the mix and a spark plug ignites the thing at the right time.
The explosion pushes the piston down, which causes the motorcycle to move. This is also the third trick. On the fourth stroke, the exhaust gases are forced out through the exhaust valve. Then the whole party can start all over again. We’ve swept through the video for you, but it’s definitely worth checking out the full transparent engine video.
Transparent motor shows operation perfectly
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