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LECTURE 4 - Firing Order and Interval

The document discusses firing order and firing interval in internal combustion engines. Firing order refers to the sequence that cylinders ignite or inject fuel. Firing interval is the timing between ignition or injection events, calculated as 720 degrees divided by the number of cylinders to evenly space power strokes. Cylinder number determines firing order, which varies with engine configuration.

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LECTURE 4 - Firing Order and Interval

The document discusses firing order and firing interval in internal combustion engines. Firing order refers to the sequence that cylinders ignite or inject fuel. Firing interval is the timing between ignition or injection events, calculated as 720 degrees divided by the number of cylinders to evenly space power strokes. Cylinder number determines firing order, which varies with engine configuration.

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TYPE OF FUEL DENSITY SPECIFIC ENERGY

PREMIUM
GASOLINE 0.73 kg/l 47.15 MJ/kg

REGULAR
GASOLINE 0.74 kg/l 47.06 MJ/kg

DIESEL
0.75 kg/l 45.46 MJ/kg
FIRING ORDER
OF THE
DIFFERENT
CYLINDER ENGINE

PRINCIPLES OF AB POWER ENGINEERING


Four Stroke Spark Ignition Engine
Four Stroke Compression Ignition Engine
FIRING ORDER

 What is firing order?


 What is firing interval?
 Do all cylinders have the same firing order?
 Can I distinguish which cylinder is in the suction/
compression/ power/ exhaust event?
Firing order

 The firing order of an internal combustion engine is the


sequence of ignition for the cylinders.

 In a spark ignition engine, the firing order corresponds to


the order in which the spark plugs are operated.

 In a diesel engine, the firing order corresponds to the


order in which fuel is injected into each cylinder.
Firing interval

 This means that the timing of the power stroke is evenly


spaced between cylinders.

 For a four-stroke engine, this requires a firing interval of


720° divided by the number of cylinders, for example a six-
cylinder engine would have a firing interval of 120°.
Firing interval formula

4 STROKE 2 STROKE

FI = 360º / # of cylinder
FI = 720º / # of cylinder
No. of cylinder Firing order

4 1-3-4-2
1-2-4-3
5 1-2-4-5-3

6 1-5-3-6-2-4

7 1-3-5-7-2-4-6

8 1-4-7-3-8-5-2-6
Firing order ( 4-stroke, 4-cylinder) = 1-3-4-2

1 2 3 4

180º

360º

540º

720º
Firing order ( 4-stroke, 6-cylinder) = 1-5-3-6-2-4

1 2 3 4 5 6
120º
240º
360º
480º
600º
720º
Firing order ( 4-stroke, 4-cylinder) = 1-3-4-2

1 2 3 4

180º intake

360º

540º

720º
Firing order ( 4-stroke, 6-cylinder) = 1-5-3-6-2-4

1 2 3 4 5 6
120º Intake
240º
360º
480º
600º
720º

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