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Piston and Function - Contruction of a Car engine
Piston is considered one of the most important parts of an internal combustion engine that is very helpful in converting chemical energy derived from burning into useful work It has a cylindrical shape that moves up and down in the cylinder block . Good sealing between the piston and the cylinder wall are supplied by the piston rings are fitted into the grooves on the circumference of the piston garden ( Schafer , 2004) .
Giving the power generated from the combustion of the air - fuel mixture in the combustion chamber through wristpin crankshaft and connecting rods .
Replying to the cylinder as gas tight plug causes suction , compression , expansion and exhaust strokes .
To establish and guide bearings for the small end of the connecting rod and take the push rod side because obliquity .
To close the combustion chamber of the escaping gas and lubricating oil to the piston rings .
