engine ignition

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• Ignition system — For other uses, see Ignition system (disambiguation). An ignition system is a system for igniting a fuel air mixture. Ignition systems are well known in the field of internal combustion engines such as those used in petrol (gasoline) engines used …   Wikipedia

• Ignition timing — in an internal combustion engine is the process of setting the time that a spark will occur in the combustion chamber (during the power stroke) relative to piston position and crankshaft angular velocity. Setting the correct ignition timing is… …   Wikipedia

• Engine tuning — is the adjustment, modification or design of internal combustion engines to yield optimal performance, either in terms of power output or economy. It has a long history, almost as long as the development of the car in general, originating with… …   Wikipedia

• Ignition — occurs when the heat produced by a reaction becomes sufficient to sustain a chemical reaction. The sudden change from a cold gas to a hot plasma in a plasma source is also called ignition.: See also: Making fire or Ignite (disambiguation)Other… …   Wikipedia

• ignition — [ig nish′ən] n. [ModL (Paracelsus) ignitio < L ignitus: see IGNITE] 1. a setting on fire or catching on fire 2. the means by which a thing is ignited 3. in an internal combustion engine, a) the igniting of the explosive mixture in the cylinder …   English World dictionary

• ignition — (n.) 1610s, act of heating to the point of combustion, from Fr. ignition (16c.) or directly from M.L. ignitionem (nom. ignitio), from L. ignire set on fire, from ignis fire (see IGNEOUS (Cf. igneous)). Meaning means of sparking an internal… …   Etymology dictionary

• ignition — ► NOUN 1) the action of igniting or the state of being ignited. 2) the process of starting the combustion of fuel in the cylinders of an internal combustion engine …   English terms dictionary

• Engine knocking — Pinging redirects here. For other uses, see Ping (disambiguation). Knocking (also called knock, detonation, spark knock, pinging or pinking) in spark ignition internal combustion engines occurs when combustion of the air/fuel mixture in the… …   Wikipedia

• Engine control unit — An engine control unit (ECU) is an electronic control unit which controls various aspects of an internal combustion engine s operation. The simplest ECUs control only the quantity of fuel injected into each cylinder each engine cycle. More… …   Wikipedia

• Ignition coil — Bosch ignition coil. Dual ignition coils (blue cylinders, top of picture) on a …   Wikipedia

• Engine displacement — One complete cycle of a four cylinder, four stroke engine. The volume displaced is marked in orange. Engine displacement is the volume swept by all the pistons inside the cylinders of an internal combustion engine in a single movement from top… …   Wikipedia