You might overlook the end gaps of piston rings in your car. They shouldn't be taken so lightly, though, as they actually ...

In a conventional application, there are three rings per piston. The top ring is called the compression ring. Its purpose is to seal the combustion gas pressure, transfer heat from the piston to the ...

The story of how Honda developed an oval-piston race engine that ultimately failed but still made history along the way.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract An unique measurement method was developed for measurement of the piston outer surface during the engine operation. The method was realized by ...

Achates Power’s cleaner, heavy-duty diesel engine it developed in a project funded by the California Air Resources Board and several partners has entered fleet service with Walmart in a Peterbilt 579 ...

The aviation industry is experiencing significant innovation in aircraft propulsion, with new technologies emerging in both piston and turbine engines alongside ongoing development of alternative ...

Give it wheels and a steering mechanism, and people will try to power it with anything they can. Visionary (and not-so-visionary) tinkerers and engineers have experimented with everything from steam ...