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Rotary engine

Internal combustion engine with cylinders rotating around a stationary crankshaft

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Engine balance

Balance of reciprocating and rotating engine components

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Monobloc engine

Type of internal combustion engine

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Variable Valve Control

Automobile variable valve timing technology

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List of Perkins engines

none

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Long-bolt engine
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Reverse-flow cylinder head

Type of cylinder head

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Axial engine

Type of reciprocating engine

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Automatic Performance Control
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Balance shaft

Weights used to balance otherwise unbalanced engine movement

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Cylinder head porting

Modifying a combustion engine's intake and exhaust ports to optimize airflow

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Crosshead

Sliding pin joint in a slider-crank linkage, commonly used in engine pistons

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Engine displacement

Volume swept by all of the pistons

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Dual ignition

System for spark-ignition engines

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CVCC

Reduced-emissions engine by Honda

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Connecting rod

Piston engine component which connects the piston to the crankshaft

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Hypereutectic piston

Piston made with high-silicon alloy

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Engine

Machine that converts one or more forms of energy into mechanical energy (of motion)

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Gasket

Type of mechanical seal

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Engine tuning

Optimisation of engine performance

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Harmonic damper

Vibration damping system in an engine

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Junk head

Piston engine form

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Gudgeon pin

Pin that holds connecting rod to piston head

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Gerotor

Pistonless trochoidal rotor engine

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Multi-valve

Type of car engine

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Longitudinal engine

Internal combustion engine mounted with the crankshaft lengthwise

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Restrictor plate

Device installed at the intake of an engine to limit its power

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NOx adsorber
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Main bearing

Type of bearing in piston engines

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Ram-air intake

Vehicle air intake design

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Power band

Range of efficient operating speeds of an engine or motor

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Transverse engine

Vehicle engine whose crankshaft axis is perpendicular to the direction of travel

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Saab Variable Compression engine

Saab engine technology concept

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T-VIS
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Split-cycle engine

Type of internal combustion engine

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Warm air intake
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Hit-and-miss engine

Obsolete type of gasoline engine

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Compound engine

Type of engine

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Model engine

Internal combustion engine for models

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Back pressure

Force opposing the flow of fluid through pipes

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Scotch yoke

Mechanism to convert between rotational and reciprocating motion

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Engine efficiency

Work done divided by heat provided

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Wood gas generator

Device that converts timber or charcoal into wood gas

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Crankcase

Crankshaft housing in reciprocating combustion engines

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Crossflow cylinder head

Internal combustion engine design

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Dead centre (engineering)

Positions of an engine's piston at the top or bottom of its stroke

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Axial piston pump

Positive-displacement pump

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Inlet manifold

Automotive technology

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Engine downsizing
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Cylinder (engine)

Combustion engine block tube in which a piston operates

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