WHEELED MOTOR VEHICLE

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Understanding What Motor Vehicle is Evolution of Motor Vehicle Understanding Motor Vehicle Engine and Its Performance

Motor Vehicle Chassis frame Conclusion References

At one time, the word, "Engine" (from Latin, via old French, ingenium, "ability") meant any piece of machinerya sense that persists in expressions such as siege engine The first vehicle to move under its own power for which there is a record was designed by Nicholas Joseph Cugnot and constructed by M. Brezin in 1769.

a. b. c. d. e.

The Fame The Engine The transmission The suspension The steering components

f.
g.

Brakes
Wheels and Tyres

The engine or power unit is usually housed at the front of the vehicle and may run on petrol, diesel or certain other types of fuel.
Purpose Is to provide the power necessary to drive the road wheels and certain ancillary equipments.

Engine-Fuel type
Petrol Engine Diesel Engine and Other fuel

Petrol engine

The petrol engine incorporate four major systems which are briefly described as follows:
a.

The fuel system

The ignition system The lubrication system

b.

c.

d.

The cooling system

The diesel engine operates on a similar cycle to the petrol engine but has a modified fuel system and doe s not required spark to ignite mixture.

Diesel Engine

The four-Stroke Petrol Engine

The internal combustion engine gets its name from the fact that its derive its power from burning mixture of petrol and air internally in a confined space.

Engines are constructed to have the following number of cylinders: Two (2) for some motorcycle. Four (4) Six (6) Eight (8) Twelve(12) Sixteen(16)

a. In line.
b. V formation. c. Horizontal or Vertical opposed. d. Radial. e. Wankel Rotary.

Stroke

Piston Moves (b) Down UP Down

Cranksha ft Rotates (c) 180 180 180

Inlet Valve (d) open Close Close

Exhaust Valve (e) Close Close Close

Purpose

(a) Induction Compressi on Power

(f) To draw mixture into cylinder To compress the mixture To force the piston down thus to providing power to drive the engine To expel burnt gases from

Exhaust

UP

180

Close

Close

The cylinder block consists of two main components, the cylinder bock contains number of cylinders and the crankcase. These two components are generally in one piece but in some engines they may be secure together by bolts. The block provide some method of carrying away surplus heat either by means of a water jacket or metal fins in the case of air-cooled engine.

The The

cylinder crankcase

The cylinder head head Gasket

Cylinder

Purpose. The crankshaft converts the up and down

movement of the piston into a rotary movement. It consists of:

Main Journals . Which form the axis of the crankshaft. In the case of the single cylinder engine there are two journals.
Crankpins. To which the big end bearings of the connecting rods fit

The

flywheel is a disc-shaped mass of metal, which is fitted, to the rear end of the crankshaft. Its main purpose is to store part of the energy from the power stroke and, by its own momentum, continue to rotate the crankshaft until the next power stroke. The piston is thus carried over its non-firing strokes. In addition it helps the crankshaft to rotate more smoothly.
17.The

circumference of the flywheel is usually marked to show the relative position of the piston in the cylinder. When the mark on the flywheel. This is for timing the ignition and valves.

A chassis consists of an internal framework that supports a man-made object. It is analogous to an animal's skeleton. An example of a chassis is the under part of a motor vehicle, consisting of the frame (on which the body is mounted) with the wheels and machinery.

A motor vehicle or road vehicle is a selfpropelled wheeled vehicle that does not operate on rails, such as trains or trolleys. The vehicles propulsion is provided by an engine, usually by an Internal Combustion Engine

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