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One of Ford's most complicated engines had no crankshaft, two pistons, one cylinder, a turbine, and was mounted in a tractor
Some of the world’s most complicated engines were created to achieve a specific objective. These engines were built to ...
Here you can see basic piston terminology, including major and minor thrust locations. Of particular note is the fact that piston pin offset can be used to counteract combustion pressures on the ...
The vast majority of vehicles are powered by what's known as an internal combustion engine. It's a concept that's been around for a long time but a Belgian engineer, called Jean Joseph Etienne Lenoir, ...
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How the rotary engine works — and why it’s so different
Pop the hood on a classic Mazda RX-7 or RX-8 and the engine bay looks […] ...
Pistons are an engine-building element we like to brag about, but you won't catch many of us boasting about having cast pistons. Cast pistons are for wimps. Many of us like to talk up hypereutectic ...
It's a well-known fact that piston ring gaps represent an area of pressure loss in a running engine. It has been found that minimizing end gap under operating conditions offers a measurable power ...
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