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101Cutoff (steam engine) — In a steam engine, cutoff is the point in the piston stroke at which the inlet valve is closed. On a steam locomotive, the cutoff is controlled by the reverser. The point at which the inlet valve closes and stops the entry of steam into the… …
102Horsepower — hp redirects here. For other uses, see HP (disambiguation). Horsepower (HP) is the name of several units of measurement of power. The most common definitions equal between 735.5 and 750 watts.[1] Horsepower was originally defined to compare the… …
103Steam locomotive — A steam locomotive is a locomotive powered by steam. The term usually refers to its use on railways, but can also refer to a road locomotive such as a traction engine or steamroller.Steam locomotives dominated rail traction from the mid 19th… …
104Corliss steam engine — A Corliss steam engine – the valve gear is on the right of the cylinder block, on the left of the picture A Corliss steam engine (or Corliss engine) is a steam engine, fitted with rotary valves and with variable valve timing patented in 1849 …
105Gasoline direct injection — In internal combustion engines, gasoline direct injection (GDI), also known as petrol direct injection or direct petrol injection, is a variant of fuel injection employed in modern two stroke and four stroke gasoline engines. The gasoline is… …
106Atkinson cycle — Thermodynamics …
107Commer TS3 — Manufacturer Commer Configuration three cylinder, six piston opposed piston engine with rocker drive to a single crankshaft. Displacement 3.261 litres (200 cu in) Cylinder bore 3 ¼ inch (83 mm) …
108Compound locomotive — For the principles and other applications of the compound steam engine, see compound engine. De Glehn redirects here. For people and places named Glehn, de Glehn or von Glehn, see Glehn. A compound locomotive is a steam locomotive or engine unit… …
109Timeline of steam power — See Steam engine, Steam power during the Industrial Revolution. Steam power developed slowly over a period of several hundred years, progressing through expensive and fairly limited devices in the early 1600s, to useful pumps for mining in 1700,… …
110Chevrolet Straight-6 engine — Straight 6 Manufacturer General Motors Corporation Production 1929 1990 North America 2002 2009 (Atlas LL8) North America 1962 1999 Brazil Predecessor 171 Straight 4 Successor GM Atlas engine Valvetrain …
