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Digital engine control systems
Traditionally, the term powertrain has been thought to include the engine, transmission, differential, and drive axle/wheel assemblies. With the advent…
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Compression-ratio
In an engine cylinder, the gas molecules are moving about at considerable speed in the space occupied by the gas,…
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Engine cylinder capacity
Engine sizes are compared on the basis of total cylinder swept volume, which is known as engine cylinder capacity. Thus…
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Engine power
Power is the rate of doing work. When applied to engines, power ratings may be calculated either on the basis…
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Engine torque
This is the turning-effort about the crankshaft’s axis of rotation and is equal to the product of the force acting…
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Engine-performance terminology
To enable intelligent comparisons to be made between different engines’ ability to pull or operate at various speeds, we shall…
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Crankcase disc-valve and reed-valve inlet charge control
An alternative to the piston-operated crankcase inlet port is to use a disc-valve attached to and driven by the crankshaft…
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Reverse-flow (Schnuerle) scavenging
To improve scavenging efficiency, a loop-scavenging system which became known as the reverse-flow or (after its inventor, Dr E. Schnuerle)…
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Piston-engine cycles of operation
The internal-combustion engine The piston engine is known as an internal-combustion heat-engine. The concept of the piston engine is that…
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Future Developments in Automotive Transmission Systems
1. The CVT will gradually replace the conventional automatic transmission due to its high fuel efficiency and smooth gear shift. 2. The…
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Continuously Variable Transmissions
CVT is an “infinite speed” transmission which can change steplessly through an infinite number of effective gear ratios between maximum and minimum values. Unlike traditional automatic…
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Sequential Transmission
A sequential transmission is a type of transmission used on motorcycles and high-performance cars for auto racing, where gears are…