Engines Engines An aeolipile is a device consisting of an air-tight chamber (usually a sphere or cylinder) with bent or curved pipes projecting from it, through which steam is expelled. The resulting reaction force causes the device to spin. Typically, the water is heated in a basin, which is connected to the rotating chamber by a pair of pipes that also serve as the pivots for the chamber. However, the water may also be heated in the chamber itself as shown in the illustration below. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aeolipile"
The air engine is an emission-free piston engine using compressed air as fuel that was invented by Guy Nègre, a French engineer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Air engine"
Air-cooled engines rely on the circulation of air directly over hot parts of the engine to cool them. ...more on Wikipedia about "Air-cooled engine"
In internal combustion engines, the air-fuel ratio refers to the proportion of air and fuel present during combustion. The chemically optimal point at which this happens is the stoichiometric ratio (sometimes refered to as stoich). ...more on Wikipedia about "Air-fuel ratio"
The Atkinson cycle engine is a type of Internal combustion engine invented by James Atkinson in 1882. The Atkinson cycle is designed to provide efficiency at the expense of power. ...more on Wikipedia about "Atkinson cycle"
Atomization is the reduction of infinitesimal particles (such as of a fluid) to a fine spray or mist, often by passing the particles through a nozzle. ...more on Wikipedia about "Atomization"
A beam engine is a design of stationary steam engine. ...more on Wikipedia about "Beam engine"
A combustor is a small component or area of a gas turbine, ramjet or pulsejet engine where combustion takes place. It is also known as a burner or flame can depending on the design. In a gas turbine engine, the main combustor or combustion chamber is located between the (HP) compressor and the (HP) turbine of the gas generator. ...more on Wikipedia about "Combustor"
Controlled Combustion Engine (CCE) is a type of internal combustion engine designed by Brad Howell-Smith in 1995. It uses two counter-rotating cams instead of a crankshaft driving two horizontally opposed pistons ** while retaining an identical cylinder head assembly to conventional engines. ...more on Wikipedia about "Controlled Combustion Engine"
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An engine is something that produces some effect from a given input. The origin of engineering was the working of engines. There is an overlap in English between two meanings of the word "engineer": 'those who operate engines' and 'those who design and construct new items'. ...more on Wikipedia about "Engine"
Father Eugenio Barsanti (born Pietrasanta, October 12th 1821; died Searing, Belgium, April 19th 1864), also named Nicolò, was the Italian inventor of the Internal combustion engine. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eugenio Barsanti"
An external combustion engine is a heat engine which burns its fuel to heat a separate working fluid which then in turn performs work. Examples include steam engines and Stirling engines. External combustion engines are often less compact and less powerful than internal combustion engines, but are sometimes more efficient, and are much less particular about the type of fuel they burn. They also tend to be cleaner due to lower combustion temperatures and pressures which create less exotic exhaust gasses, such as nitrogen oxides(NO, NO2 etc.). ...more on Wikipedia about "External combustion engine"
Fuel Injection is a method or system for metering fuel into an internal combustion engine. The fuel is then burned in air to produce heat, which in turn is converted to mechanical work by the engine. In modern automotive applications, fuel injection is typically only one of several important tasks performed by an engine management system. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fuel injection" Things Go Better with http://www.shortopedia.com.
A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a rotary engine that extracts energy from a flow of combustion gas. It has an upstream compressor coupled to a downstream turbine, and a combustion chamber in-between. (Gas turbine may also refer to just the turbine element.) ...more on Wikipedia about "Gas turbine"
A gas-electric hybrid engine is a combination of a gasoline/petrol or diesel internal combustion engine with an electric motor to power a vehicle. Various designs exist for how the motor and engine interact with the drive train. Because the engine recharges the battery smaller batteries are required than in an electric vehicle. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gas-electric hybrid engine"
Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition, or HCCI, is a form of internal combustion in which well mixed fuel and oxidizer (typically air) are compressed to the point of auto-ignition. As in other forms of combustion, this exothermic reaction releases chemical energy into a sensible form that can be translated by an engine into work and heat. ...more on Wikipedia about "HCCI"
An intake is an air intake for an engine. Because the modern internal combustion engine is in essence a powerful air pump, like the exhaust system on an engine, the intake must be carefully engineered and tuned to provide the greatest efficiency and power. An ideal intake system should increase the velocity of the air until it travels in to the combustion chamber, while minimizing turbulence and restriction of flow. Cars with turbo chargers or superchargers which provide a pressurized intake system, usually have extensive tweaking of the intake system to improve performance dramatically. ...more on Wikipedia about "Intake"
The internal combustion engine is a heat engine in which combustion occurs in a confined space called a combustion chamber. Combustion of a fuel creates high temperature/ pressure gases, which are permitted to expand. The expanding gases are used to directly move a piston, turbine blades, rotor(s), or the engine itself thus doing useful work. ...more on Wikipedia about "Internal combustion engine"
Kick start refers to a method of starting an internal combustion engine (usually that of a motorcycle) by pushing a ratcheting level with one's foot. Kick start mechanisms were almost universally a part of motorcycle engines before the mid- 1970s, and were phased out of production over the next five years or so as electric motors became standard equipment for engine starting. There were some motorcycles produced that had both a kick starter and a electric starter. Today, dedicated off-road motorcycles and many ATVs use kick start systems due to the increased weight of electric starters. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kick start"
The Lamborghini V-10 is an engine that was developed for the Lamborghini Gallardo automobile first sold in 2003. This is only the third engine developed by Lamborghini and the first engine developed by the company after the they were acquired by VAG. As such, it shares components and technology from other members of the group, specifically Audi. It is a 90° V10 which is unusual for this particular configuration of cylinders. It was chosen to keep the center of gravity of the engine low. For the same reason, a dry-sump lubrication system was also used. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lamborghini V10"
A Magnetohydrodynamic drive or MHD propulsor, is a method proposed for propelling seagoing vessels. An electric current is passed through seawater in the presence of an intense magnetic field. Functionally, the seawater is the moving, conductive part of an electric motor. Pushing the water out the back accelerates the vehicle. ...more on Wikipedia about "Magnetohydrodynamic drive"
A motorcycle engine is an engine found in a motorcycle, which serves to propel the motorcycle. The motor typically sits immediately under the fuel tank, in between and just forward of the rider's legs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Motorcycle engine"
The NACA duct or NACA scoop is a common form of low- drag intake design, orginally developed by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics in 1945. When properly implemented, it allows fluid to be drawn into an internal duct, often for cooling purposes, with a minimal disturbance to the flow. The design was originally called a "submerged inlet," since it consists of a shallow ramp with curved walls recessed into the exposed surface of a streamlined body, such as an airplane or race car. ...more on Wikipedia about "NACA duct"
This term generally refers to an engine powered with a fuel that contains some portion of Nitromethane. Nitromethane is a highly combustible fuel that is generally only used in very specifically designed or modified engines. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nitro engines"
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