Diesel Engine

This is a diagram of a diesel engine. Some parts of the engine are labeled with letters. Below the picture, you will find out what these parts are and what they do for the engine.

E- Exhaust Camshaft

S- Spark Plug

I- Intake Camshaft

V- Valves

P- Piston

R- Connection Rod

C- Crank Shaft

W- Water jackets for cooling flow

The exhaust camshaft is used to operate the poppet valves in the engine. It controls the flow of the fuel intake and the flow of the exhaust. The spark plug is responsible for igniting the fuel so that it is burned and turned into energy to make the car move. The intake camshaft controls the amount of energy flow into the engine. The valves in the engine are used to open and close the intake and and exhaust ports in the main engine. The piston's purpose is to change the volume enclosed by the cylinder or to exert a force on a fluid inside the cylinder. Connection rods in the engine connect the pistons to the crank or crankshaft. Crankshafts make the pistons move. Finally, the water jackets cool down the engine as the cool water moves through the pipes right next to the engine parts.