When.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Engine knocking - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engine_knocking

    In spark-ignition internal combustion engines, knocking (also knock, detonation, spark knock, pinging or pinking) occurs when combustion of some of the air/fuel mixture in the cylinder does not result from propagation of the flame front ignited by the spark plug, but when one or more pockets of air/fuel mixture explode outside the envelope of the normal combustion front.

  3. Engine balance - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engine_balance

    Engine balance refers to how the inertial forces produced by moving parts in an internal combustion engine or steam engine are neutralised with counterweights and balance shafts, to prevent unpleasant and potentially damaging vibration. The strongest inertial forces occur at crankshaft speed (first-order forces) and balance is mandatory, while ...

  4. Internal combustion engine - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_combustion_engine

    Some two-stroke engines use pistons with a deflector head. Pistons are open at the bottom and hollow except for an integral reinforcement structure (the piston web). When an engine is working, the gas pressure in the combustion chamber exerts a force on the piston crown which is transferred through its web to a gudgeon pin.

  5. Back-fire - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back-fire

    This causes an incomplete burn which causes the fumes to explode in the exhaust system along with an audible pop or bang sound. This is a result of working equipment, and is unlikely to cause damage. A fuel-injected engine may backfire if an intake leak is present (causing the engine to run lean), or a fuel injection component such as an air ...

  6. Radial engine - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radial_engine

    Whenever a radial engine remains shut down for more than a few minutes, oil or fuel may drain into the combustion chambers of the lower cylinders or accumulate in the lower intake pipes, ready to be drawn into the cylinders when the engine starts. As the piston approaches top dead center (TDC) of the compression stroke, this liquid, being ...

  7. Why plane tires don't explode when landing - AOL

    www.aol.com/news/why-plane-tires-dont-explode...

    For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us

  8. The big reason why Detroit Pistons are in worst 3-year run in ...

    www.aol.com/news/big-reason-why-detroit-pistons...

    The Detroit Pistons are mired in their worst three-year stretch in four decades. The biggest reason: They have the most dead salary in the NBA by far. The big reason why Detroit Pistons are in ...

  9. Detroit Pistons are actually generating good shots. So why ...

    www.aol.com/detroit-pistons-actually-generating...

    The Pistons hoped to have improved floor-spacing this season, but that hasn’t materialized. Their 33.9% mark from 3 is worse than last year’s 35.1%. Their 33.9% mark from 3 is worse than last ...