piston expander

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• expander — [1] A ring placed under a piston ring to increase ring pressure on the cylinder walls. For instance an oil control ring may have an expander ring to assist the oil control ring to scrape oil off the cylinder wall and provide further sealing. See… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Piston ring — A piston ring is an open ended ring that fits into a groove on the outer diameter of a piston in a reciprocating engine such as an internal combustion engine or steam engine. The three main functions of piston rings in reciprocating engines are:# …   Wikipedia

• piston ring expander — A spring device placed under a piston ring to hold it snugly against the cylinder wall. Also see expander …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• piston skirt expanding — Enlarging the diameter of the piston skirt by inserting an expander, by knurling the outer skirt surface, or by peening the inside of the piston …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• piston skirt expander — A spring device placed inside the piston skirt to produce an outward pressure which increases the diameter of the skirt …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• ring expander — See piston ring expander piston ring pliers …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• skirt expander — See piston skirt expander …   Dictionary of automotive terms

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• Ericsson cycle — The Ericsson Cycle is named after inventor John Ericsson, who designed and built many unique heat engines based on various thermodynamic cycles. He is credited with inventing two unique heat engine cycles and developing practical engines based on …   Wikipedia

• small arm — small armed, adj. Usually, small arms. a firearm designed to be held in one or both hands while being fired: in the U.S. the term is applied to weapons of a caliber of up to one in. (2.5 cm). [1680 90] * * * ▪ military technology Introduction… …   Universalium

• Stirling engine — Alpha type Stirling engine. There are two cylinders. The expansion cylinder (red) is maintained at a high temperature while the compression cylinder (blue) is cooled. The passage between the two cylinders contains the regenerator …   Wikipedia