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• Straight-3 engine
  ...r '''R3''') is an [[reciprocating engine|reciprocating piston]] [[internal combustion engine]] with three [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s arranged in a straight
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• Rudolf Diesel
  ...ting the spark plug used in the [[Nikolaus_Otto|Nikolaus Otto]] [[internal combustion engine]]. He received a patent for the device on February 23, 1892 and a
  6 KB (908 words) - 09:36, 8 February 2010
• George B. Selden
  Inspired by the mammoth [[internal combustion engine]] invented by [[George Brayton]] displayed at the Centennial Exposit
  5 KB (823 words) - 19:34, 20 August 2009
• Automobile design
  * [[Internal combustion engine]] and [[engine design]]
  7 KB (1,015 words) - 01:33, 15 December 2008
• Toyota 7M engine
  ...rs in the block to cool the underside of the pistons, due to the increased combustion temperatures. The intake cam also differed from the 7M-GE, although the exh
  5 KB (793 words) - 02:18, 18 November 2010
• Drive shaft
  ...tand a drive shaft is used to transfer a certain speed / torque from the [[combustion engine]] to a [[dynamometer]].
  7 KB (1,127 words) - 17:10, 31 March 2010
• Karl Benz
  ...st and, after that, patented all of the processes that made the [[internal combustion engine]] feasible for use in automobiles. In 1879 Karl Benz was granted a p ...n|Motorwagen]]'', the first commercial automobile, powered by a [[Internal combustion engine|gasoline engine]]. It had three wheels, being steered by the front w
  20 KB (3,038 words) - 14:18, 12 December 2008
• Gottlieb Daimler
  ...hat is now the Federal Republic of Germany. He was a pioneer of [[internal-combustion engine]]s and [[automobile]] development. He invented the first high-speed ...ght it resembled an old pendulum clock. This is probably the same internal-combustion engine referred to by American author and historian Henry Adams, who, in hi
  16 KB (2,424 words) - 12:03, 21 February 2009
• History of the automobile
  ...n in 1885 of the ubiquitous modern [[gasoline]]- or petrol-fueled internal combustion engine. Cars powered by [[electric power|electricity]] briefly appeared at ...stroke engine|four-stroke]] [[petrol engine|petrol]] (gasoline) [[internal combustion engine]] that constitutes the most prevalent form of modern automotive prop
  34 KB (4,969 words) - 00:44, 29 March 2010
• RUF CTR - 1987-1993
  ...red that these actually sucked air out of the engine, prohibiting complete combustion. They were quickly removed from production cars.
  6 KB (881 words) - 18:31, 30 July 2007
• Autogas
  ...liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) when it is used as a [[fuel]] in [[internal combustion engine]]s in [[vehicles]]. The same equipment is also used for similar engi ...slightly above atmospheric, into the intake manifold, where it enters the combustion chamber and is ignited with the diesel. LPG flow is regulated to ensure smo
  25 KB (4,088 words) - 20:43, 22 August 2009
• Fuel pump
  ...ot always) essential component on a [[automobile|car]] or other [[internal combustion engine]]d device. Many engines (older motorcycle engines in particular) do
  8 KB (1,342 words) - 21:22, 22 August 2009
• Trojan
  ...gine with four cylinders arranged in pairs and each pair shared a common [[combustion chamber]]. The pistons in each pair drove the crankshaft together as they w
  6 KB (989 words) - 04:53, 19 February 2007
• Petroleum electric hybrid vehicle
  ...or reduce waste energy (such as regenerative braking and shutting down the combustion engine). ...ded, [[Hybrid Vehicle Drivetrains#Full hybrid|"full" hybrids]] can use the combustion engine to generate electricity by spinning an electrical generator (often a
  48 KB (7,153 words) - 16:31, 25 September 2009
• Freewheel
  ...to drive the engine, possibly at a higher RPM. In a two-stroke [[internal combustion engine|engine]] this is a catastrophic situation: as the engine depends on
  7 KB (1,133 words) - 20:15, 24 August 2009
• Crankshaft
  * [[Controlled Combustion Engine]]
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• Alcohol fuel
  Methanol combustion is: 2CH₃OH + 3O₂ → 2CO₂ + 4H₂ Ethanol combustion is: C₂H₅OH + 3O₂ → 2CO₂ + 3H<
  21 KB (3,045 words) - 06:53, 26 May 2010
• Hybrid Synergy Drive
  ..., [[Honda]]'s ''Integrated Motor Assist'' uses a more traditional internal combustion engine and transmission where the flywheel is replaced with an electric mot ...e a driveshaft that turns the drive wheels of the car. Because an internal combustion engine delivers energy best only over a small range of torque and speed the
  17 KB (2,712 words) - 09:40, 5 September 2008
• Power-to-weight ratio
  ...feed the propellants (liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen) into the engine's combustion chamber. The liquid hydrogen turbopump is slightly larger than an automobi
  8 KB (1,214 words) - 22:48, 21 August 2009
• Noble
  ...[[turbocharged]] [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Duratec]] [[V6]] [[internal-combustion engine|engine]]s. The standard M12 has a 3.0-litre, twin Garret turbo-charg
  7 KB (1,072 words) - 07:49, 25 April 2010

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