(piston-rod)
21rod — [1] A modified car. Also see street rod. [2] To drive a vehicle hard. [3] A connecting rod. [4] To clean out a radiator by passing a rod through the lines. See rodding the radiator. [5] A thin bar. See boxed rod brake rod connecting rod con rod …
22piston — /ˈpɪstən / (say pistuhn) noun 1. a movable disc or cylinder fitting closely within a tube or hollow cylinder, and capable of being driven alternately forwards and backwards in the tube by pressure, as in an internal combustion engine, thus… …
23piston drill — noun : a pneumatic percussion drilling machine in which the drill forms a continuation of the piston rod …
24piston — [pis′tən] n. [Fr < It pistone < pistare, to pound, crush < LL, freq. of L pinsere, to pound, beat: see PESTLE] 1. the snug fitting engine part that is forced back and forth within a cylinder by the pressure of combustion, steam, etc. and …
25Connecting rod — piston (top) and connecting rod from typical automotive engine (scale is in centimetres) In a reciprocating piston engine, the connecting rod or conrod connects the piston to the crank or crankshaft. Together with the crank, they form a simple… …
26Piston motion equations — The motion of a non offset piston connected to a crank through a connecting rod (as would be found in internal combustion engines), can be expressed through several mathematical equations. This article shows how these motion equations are derived …
27piston — A round or cylindrical plug, which closed at one end and open at the other. It slides up and down in the cylinder. It is attached to the connecting rod and when the fuel charge is fired, will transfer the force of the explosion to the connecting… …
28piston crown — The very top of the piston. The piston crown transmits the pressure created during the ignition of the air/fuel mixture to the piston pin, then to the connecting rod, and from there to the crankshaft. The diameter of the piston crown is slightly… …
29piston pin — A steel pin that is passed through the piston, it is used as a base upon which to fasten the upper end of the connecting rod. It is round and may be hollow. Also called wrist pin or gudgeon pin. See floating piston pin …
30piston pin — noun : wrist pin * * * piston pin, a shaft connecting the piston to the connecting rod in automobile engines …
