piston-stroke
61Mono stroke — is the four cycles of a fuel in one stroke of a piston. Intake is the first fuel cycle. Compression is the second fuel cycle. Ignition is the third fuel cycle. Exhaust is the fourth fuel cycle. Russell Bourke is the first known creator of a mono… …
62expansion stroke — The stroke in the operating cycle of a reciprocating engine in which both the inlet and exhaust valves are closed, the fuel air mixture has been ignited and burned, and the piston is being forced downward by expanding gases. This is the only… …
63four-stroke cycle — The sequence of operations by which a reciprocating engine converts heat energy into mechanical energy. During the induction strokes, the fuel air mixture is inducted into the engine. During the compression stroke, the mixture is compressed. The… …
64down|stroke — «DOWN STROHK», noun. 1. a downward stroke of a pen, pencil, etc. 2. a stroke delivered downward: »the downstroke of a piston …
65up|stroke — «UHP STROHK», noun. 1. an upward stroke, as of a pen or pencil. 2. a stroke delivered upwards: »the upstroke of a piston …
66Rolls-Royce aircraft piston engines — Rolls Royce produced a number of piston engines for aircraft use in the first half of the 20th Century.In 1915, the Eagle, Falcon, and Hawk engines were developed in response to wartime needs. The Eagle was very successful, especially for bombers …
67two-stroke — noun a) As a determiner, of a type of internal combustion engine, the working cycle of which is completed during two strokes of the piston. two stroke engine b) The …
68two-stroke — adj a two stroke engine is one in which there is a single up and down movement of a ↑piston …
69power stroke — The stroke in the operating cycle of a reciprocating engine in which both the inlet and the exhaust valves are closed, the fuel air mixture has been ignited and burned, and the piston is being forced downward by expanding gases. See four stroke… …
70compression stroke — The second stroke of the four stroke cycle, in which the piston moves upward from bottom dead center to top dead center, compressing the fuel air mixture …
