Glossary of internal combustion engine terms meaning and definition

 


 

Glossary of internal combustion engine terms meaning and definition

 

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Glossary of internal combustion engine terms meaning and definition

 

  • absolute pressure
  • absolute temperature
  • accelerate
  • acceleration
  • adiabatic
  • advance
  • air cell
  • air filter
  • air injection
  • airless injection
  • air starter
  • aniline number
  • antechamber
  • api
  • api gravity
  • atmospheric pressure
  • atomize
  • axial
  • axis
  • babbitt
  • bock pressure
  • bedplate
  • bore
  • blow-by
  • brake horsepower
  • brake mean effective pressure
  • british thermal unit
  • burning
  • by-pass
  • cam
  • camshaft
  • cam follower
  • carbon
  • carbon dioxide
  • carbon monoxide
  • carbon residue
  • centrifugal force
  • cetane
  • cetane number
  • cetene
  • chamfer
  • charge efficiency
  • check valve
  • clearance
  • clearance volume
  • coefficient
  • combustion
  • combustion chamber
  • common rail
  • compression
  • compression ignition
  • compression pressure
  • compression ratio
  • compression relief
  • compression rings
  • compression stroke
  • compressor
  • concentric
  • condensation
  • connecting rod
  • connecting rod bearing
  • constant
  • constant-pressure combustion
  • constant-volume combustion
  • contraction
  • cooling water
  • crank
  • crankcase
  • crankcase subbase
  • crankpin
  • crankshaft
  • crankshaft cheek
  • crankshaft journal
  • crankshaft web
  • critical speed
  • crosshead
  • crown
  • crush
  • cycle
  • cylinder
  • cylinder block
  • cylinder bore
  • cylinder head
  • cylinder - head stud
  • cylinder liner
  • delivery stroke
  • detonation
  • diesel engine
  • distillation
  • distributor
  • dribbling
  • dynamometer
  • eccentric
  • efficiency
  • electromotive force
  • energy
  • engine
  • exhaust
  • exhaust cam
  • exhaust gases
  • exhaust manifold
  • exhaust pipe
  • exhaust pyrometer
  • exhaust valve
  • expansion period
  • filter
  • fit
  • flash point
  • fluctuation
  • flywheel
  • foot pound
  • four-stroke engine
  • framing
  • friction
  • friction horsepower
  • fuel injector
  • fuel knock
  • fuel pump
  • fulcrum
  • gasket
  • glow plug
  • governor
  • heat
  • heat balance
  • heat unit
  • heat value
  • helical
  • helix
  • horsepower
  • hunting
  • hydraulic
  • idling
  • impeller
  • indicated horsepower
  • indicator
  • indicator diagram
  • inertia
  • injection
  • injection pump
  • inlet cam
  • inlet manifold
  • inlet valve
  • intake stroke
  • integral
  • intermittent
  • jack
  • jacket
  • jerk pump
  • jet
  • journal
  • jumper
  • keeper
  • key
  • keyway
  • kilowatt
  • kilowatt-hour
  • kinetic energy
  • laminated
  • laminated shim
  • land
  • lanova cell
  • lb
  • lean mixture
  • linear motion
  • liner
  • load
  • lubricant
  • lubricating pump
  • manifold
  • manometer
  • mean effective pressure
  • mechanical efficiency
  • mechanical injection
  • motor
  • muffler
  • needle valve
  • nickel
  • nitrogen
  • nozzle
  • oil-control rings
  • oil grooves
  • opposed-piston engine
  • orifice
  • otto cycle
  • outboard bearing
  • oxygen
  • packing
  • packing rings
  • pintle
  • piston
  • piston crown
  • piston head
  • piston pin
  • piston-pin bearing
  • piston-pin boss
  • piston-pin lock
  • piston ring
  • piston-ring gap
  • piston-ring land
  • piston skirt
  • piston stroke
  • plunger
  • poppet valve
  • port
  • pound per square inch
  • pour point
  • power
  • power factor
  • power stroke
  • precombustion chamber
  • preiqnition
  • pressure
  • psi
  • punk
  • push rod
  • pyrometer
  • radial
  • reciprocating
  • reclaimer
  • relief valve
  • resistance
  • rheostat
  • ring grooves
  • rocker arm
  • rocker-arm shaft
  • rotary
  • rotative
  • rpm
  • saybolt viscosimeter
  • scavenging
  • screen
  • seal
  • semidiesel engine
  • sensitivity
  • servomotor
  • shaft
  • shaft horsepower
  • shell
  • shim
  • silencer
  • silent chain
  • skirt
  • sludge
  • solid injection
  • specific fuel consumption
  • specific gravity
  • specific heat
  • speed droop
  • spray valve
  • spring
  • stability
  • stress
  • stroke
  • suction stroke
  • supercharging
  • surface-ignition engine
  • synchronous
  • tachometer
  • tangent
  • tangential
  • tangential force
  • tappet
  • template
  • temperature
  • thermal efficiency
  • thermocouple
  • thermodynamics
  • thermostat
  • throw of crankshaft
  • thrust
  • thumbscrew
  • timing
  • timing chain
  • timing gears
  • tolerance
  • top dead center
  • torque
  • torsion
  • torsional vibration
  • trammel
  • transfer pump
  • turbulence
  • two-stroke engine
  • u
  • vacuum
  • valve
  • valve seat
  • valve spring
  • valve-spring retainer
  • vanes
  • velocity
  • venture
  • viscosity
  • viscosity index
  • volatility
  • volumetric efficiency
  • water jacket
  • work
  • working stroke
  • wrist pin
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