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How to Produce More Engine Power
Car manufacturers are constantly playing with all of the following variables to make an engine more powerful and/or more fuel…
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Engine Problems
Three fundamental things can happen: a bad fuel mix, lack of compression or lack of spark. Beyond that, thousands of…
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Components of Automobile Engine
1) Camshaft: Camshaft is a type of rotating device or apparatus used in piston engines for propelling or operating poppet…
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Construction and Working of Differential Assembly
Torque is supplied from the engine, via the transmission, to a drive shaft (British term: ‘propeller shaft’, commonly and informally abbreviated to ‘prop-shaft’), which…
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Need of a Differential
Car wheels spin at different speeds, especially when turning. Each wheel travels a different distance through the turn, and that…
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Advantages & Disadvantages of All Or 4- Wheel Drive
The differential is found on all modern cars and trucks, and also in many all-wheel-drive (full-time four-wheel-drive) vehicles. These all-wheel-drive…
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Advantages & Disadvantages of Rear Wheel Drive
Advantages of Rear Wheel Drive- 1. Better handling in dry conditions – accelerating force is applied to the rear wheels, on which the down force…
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Advantages & Disadvantages of Front Wheel Drive
Advantages of Front Wheel Drive- 1. Interior space: Since the powertrain is a single unit contained in the engine compartment of the vehicle,…
Protection Switchgear 5 min read
Over current and earth fault protection
It is customary to have two elements of over current and one element of earth fault protection system in the…
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Differential Introduction
A differential is a device, usually, but not necessarily, employing gears, capable of transmitting torque and rotation through three shafts, almost always used…
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Fluid Coupling
It is a device for transmitting rotation between shafts by means of the acceleration and deceleration of a hydraulic fluid…
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Different Types of Clutch
Friction Clutch Friction clutches are the most commonly used clutch mechanisms. They are used to transmit torque by using the…