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• piston engine — stūmoklinis variklis statusas T sritis Energetika apibrėžtis Įrenginys darbinės medžiagos energijai keisti kita stūmokliu, atliekančiu slenkamąjį ir grįžtamąjį judesį cilindre. atitikmenys: angl. piston engine vok. Kolbenmotor, m rus. поршневой… …   Aiškinamasis šiluminės ir branduolinės technikos terminų žodynas

• piston-engine aircraft — aircraft which is powered by a propeller which spins from the force of the piston engine …   English contemporary dictionary

• piston engine — engine powered by a cylinder which is moved back and forth by pressure …   English contemporary dictionary

• Free-piston engine — The free piston engine is a linear, crankless combustion engine, in which the piston motion is not controlled by a crankshaft but determined by the interaction of forces from the combustion cylinder gases, a rebound device and a load device.The… …   Wikipedia

• Opposed-piston engine — This article is about existing engine designs. For the quite different concept proposed by Frank Stelzer, see Stelzer engine. Fairbanks Morse opposed piston diesel engines on the submarine USS Pampanito An opposed piston engine is a reciprocating …   Wikipedia

• Opposed piston engine — An opposed piston engine is one in which the cylinders are double ended, with a piston at each end and no cylinder head.ConfigurationsSome variations of the Opposed Piston or OP designs use a single crankshaft like the Doxford ship enginesCite… …   Wikipedia

• Swing-piston engine — A swing piston engine is a type of internal combustion engine in which the pistons move in a circular motion inside a ring shaped cylinder , moving closer and further from each other to provide compression and expansion. Generally two sets of… …   Wikipedia

• Rotary piston engine — The term rotary piston engine can have several meanings:* Rotary engine, the piston engine that rotates in operation, as used on World War I fighter aircraft* Pistonless rotary engine, the engines which use rotors or rotary pistons instead of… …   Wikipedia

• dual-piston engine — See twin piston engine …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• piston engine — A form of internal combustion engine. It is a heat engine in which the expansion of gas causes (by the explosion or a fuel and air mixture or the introduction of steam) a piston inside a cylinder to move and turn a crank shaft …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• piston engine — noun an engine, especially in an aircraft, in which power is derived from cylinders and pistons rather than a turbine. Derivatives piston engined adjective …   English new terms dictionary