AC POWERPLANT OVERHAUL & AMP; TROUBLESHOOTING Flashcards
It is an engine that uses one or more pistons in order to convert pressure into rotational motion.
RECIPROCATING ENGINE
Two types of reciprocating engine
LYCOMING ENGINE
CONTINENTAL ENGINE
It has the camshaft above the crankshaft.
LYCOMING ENGINE
It has the camshaft below the crankshaft.
CONTINENTAL ENGINE
It is a description of what happens to a gas as it is subjected to changes of pressure, temperature, volume, addition of heat, and removal of heat.
OTTO CYCLE
4 strokes-5 events cycle
INTAKE STROKE (TDC TO BDC)
COMPRESSION STROKE (BDC TO TDC)
COMBUSTION
POWER STROKE (TDC TO BDC)
EXHAUST STROKE (BDC TO TDC)
Basic major components of a reciprocating engine
CRANKCASE
CYLINDERS
PISTONS
CONNECTING RODS
VALVES
VALVE OPERATING MECHANISM
CRANKSHAFT
In the head of each cylinder are the valves and spark plugs.
In the head of each cylinder are the VALVES and SPARK PLUGS.
One of the valves is connected to the induction system, the other is in a passage leading to the exhaust system.
One of the valves is connected to the INDUCTION SYSTEM, the other is in a PASSAGE LEADING TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM.
The foundation of an engine.
CRANKCASE
It is any surface that supports or is supported by another surface.
BEARING
It used in aircraft engines are designed to produce minimum friction and maximum wear resistance.
BEARING
Main purpose of a bearing
TO REDUCE THE FRICTION OF MOVING PARTS
Types of bearings
PLAIN BEARING
BALL BEARING
ROLLER BEARING
They are generally used for the Crankshaft, cam ring, camshaft, connecting rods, and the accessory drive shaft bearings.
PLAIN BEARINGS
They are usually made of nonferrous (having no iron) metals, such as silver, bronze, aluminum, and various alloys of copper, tin, or lead.
PLAIN BEARINGS
It assembly consists of grooved inner and outer races, one or more sets of balls, in bearings designed for disassembly, and a bearing retainer.
BALL BEARINGS
They are used for shaft bearings and rocker arm bearings in some reciprocating engines.
BALL BEARINGS
They are made in many types and shapes, but the two types generally used in the aircraft engine are the straight roller and the tapered roller bearings.
ROLLER BEARING
They are used in high-power aircraft engines as main bearings to support the crankshaft.
ROLLER BEARING
It is the backbone of the reciprocating engine.
CRANKSHAFT
It is a shaft composed of one or more cranks located at specified points along its length.
CRANKSHAFT
Main parts of a crankshaft
MAIN JOURNAL
CRANKPIN
CRANK CHEEK
COUNTERWEIGHTS & DAMPERS
part of the crankshaft that is supported by and rotates in a main bearing
MAIN JOURNAL
The crankpin can also be called WHAT?
CONNECTING-ROD BEARING JOURNAL
The crankshaft will rotate when a force is applied to the crankpin in any direction
The CRANKSHAFT will rotate when a force is applied to the crankpin in any direction
Sometimes called the CRANK ARM, is the part of the crankshaft which connects the crankpin to the main journal.
CRANK CHEEK
It extends beyond the main journal and supports a counterweight used to balance the crankshaft.
CRANK CHEEK
It is provide static balance for a crankshaft.
COUNTERWEIGHT
It is relieve the whip and vibration caused by the rotation of the crankshaft.
DYNAMIC DAMPER
It is the link which transmits forces between the piston and the crankshaft of an engine.
CONNECTING ROD
The end of the rod which connects to the crankshaft
LARGE END
CRANKPIN END
The end which connects to the piston pin
SMALL END
PISTON-PIN END
It is a cylindrical member which moves back and forth within a steel cylinder.
PISTON
Those are machined around the outer surface of the piston to provide support for the piston rings.
GROOVES
Two types of piston rings
COMPRESSION RINGS
OIL RINGS
It is to prevent the escape of combustion gases past the piston during engine operation.
COMPRESSION RING
It is to control the quantity of lubricant supplied to the cylinder walls and to prevent this oil from passing into the combustion chamber.
OIL RINGS
Those are placed in the grooves immediately below the compression rings.
OIL RINGS
It joins the piston to the connecting rod.
PISTON PINS
Piston pins sometimes called WHAT?
WRIST PIN