Learn about the four-stroke combustion cycle from this article.

Once running, the engine only requires input of fuel to maintain a self-sustaining combustion cycle.

The cylinder pressure due to combustion is not constant through the combustion cycle.

Engine design can then be optimised with the recorded data and the visualisation of the combustion cycle.

Camshafts must actuate the valves at the appropriate time in the combustion cycle.

Almost all cars currently use what is called a four-stroke combustion cycle to convert gasoline into motion.

The RD-253 is a single-chamber engine and uses a staged combustion cycle.

A remarkably tiny amount of gasoline is needed during each combustion cycle.

Internal combustion engines produce a lot of heat during their combustion cycle.

In addition a supply of air at higher than ambient pressure is needed to blow out the burnt gases from the previous combustion cycle.