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71Compression ratio — For compression ratio in data compression, see data compression ratio. The compression ratio of an internal combustion engine or external combustion engine is a value that represents the ratio of the volume of its combustion chamber from its… …
72Two-stroke engine — Brons two stroke V8 Diesel engine driving a Heemaf generator. A two stroke engine is an internal combustion engine that completes the process cycle in one revolution of the crankshaft (an up stroke and a down stroke of the piston, compared to… …
73Dead centre — For the lathe tool, see lathe center. In a reciprocating engine, the dead centre is the position of a piston in which it is farthest from, or nearest to, the crankshaft. The former is known as top dead centre (TDC) while the latter is known as… …
74Fuel injection — Fuel rail connected to the injectors that are mounted just above the intake manifold on a four cylinder engine. Fuel injection …
75Petrol engine — A Petrol engine or Gasoline engine is an internal combustion engine with spark ignition designed to run on petrol (gasoline) and similar volatile fuels. It differs from a diesel engine in the method of mixing the fuel and air, and in the fact… …
76Automobile — For the magazine, see Automobile Magazine. Car and Cars redirect here. For other uses, see Car (disambiguation). Automobile …
77Intercooler — For the Australian rock group, see Intercooler (band). An intercooler (original UK term, sometimes aftercooler in US practice), or charge air cooler, is an air to air or air to liquid heat exchange device used on turbocharged and supercharged… …
78Manifold vacuum — Not to be confused with Vacuum manifold. Manifold vacuum, or engine vacuum in an internal combustion engine is the difference in air pressure between the engine s intake manifold and Earth s atmosphere. Manifold vacuum is an effect of a piston s… …
79Mean effective pressure — The mean effective pressure is a quantity related to the operation of an reciprocating engine and is a valuable measure of an engine s capacity to do work that is independent of engine displacement[1]. When quoted as an indicated mean effective… …
80James and Browne — James Browne were automobile manufacturers, based in Hammersmith, London between 1898 and 1910.The James Browne factory was located at the Chiswick end of King s Street in West London, and there was a car showroom on Oxford Street.The early cars… …
