Posted inBasics Engine cylinder capacity Posted by admin July 16, 2021 Engine sizes are compared on the basis of total cylinder swept volume, which is known…
Posted inBasics Engine power Posted by admin July 16, 2021 Power is the rate of doing work. When applied to engines, power ratings may be…
Posted inBasics Engine torque Posted by admin July 16, 2021 This is the turning-effort about the crankshaft’s axis of rotation and is equal to the…
Posted inBasics Engine-performance terminology Posted by admin July 16, 2021 To enable intelligent comparisons to be made between different engines’ ability to pull or operate…
Posted inBasics Crankcase disc-valve and reed-valve inlet charge control Posted by admin July 16, 2021 An alternative to the piston-operated crankcase inlet port is to use a disc-valve attached to…
Posted inBasics Reverse-flow (Schnuerle) scavenging Posted by admin July 16, 2021 To improve scavenging efficiency, a loop-scavenging system which became known as the reverse-flow or (after…
Posted inBasics Piston-engine cycles of operation Posted by admin July 16, 2021 The internal-combustion engine The piston engine is known as an internal-combustion heat-engine. The concept of…
Posted inBasics Future Developments in Automotive Transmission Systems Posted by admin July 16, 2021 1. The CVT will gradually replace the conventional automatic transmission due to its high fuel efficiency…
Posted inBasics Continuously Variable Transmissions Posted by admin July 16, 2021 CVT is an “infinite speed” transmission which can change steplessly through an infinite number of effective gear ratios between maximum and…
Posted inBasics Sequential Transmission Posted by admin July 16, 2021 A sequential transmission is a type of transmission used on motorcycles and high-performance cars for…