engine intake

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• intake manifold — noun a manifold consisting of a pipe to carry fuel to each cylinder in an internal combustion engine • Hypernyms: ↑manifold • Part Holonyms: ↑fuel system * * * a collection of tubes through which the fuel air mixture flows from the carburetor or… …   Useful english dictionary

• engine — A device for changing fuel energy to mechanical energy. The term applies to the primary source of power generation. In Britain there is a desire to make a clear distinction between engine and motor so that motor refers only to electric power… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Engine braking — is where the retarding forces within an engine are used to slow a vehicle down, as opposed to using an external braking mechanism, for example friction brakes or magnetic brakes. The term is often confused with several other types of braking,… …   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

• Engine cooling — is cooling an engine, typically using either air or liquid.OverviewHeat engines generate mechanical power by extracting energy from heat flows, much as a water wheel extracts mechanical power from a flow of mass falling through a distance.… …   Wikipedia

• Intake (disambiguation) — Intake may refer to: * a business process for accepting new work requests * the air intake of an internal combustion engine * food intake * intake, a parcel of land taken in from a moor. From which are named a number of settlements, including: ** …   Wikipedia

• Engine configuration — is an engineering term for the layout of the major components of an internal combustion engine. These components include cylinders, pistons, crankshaft(s) and camshaft(s).For many automobile engines, the term ´block is interchangeable with engine …   Wikipedia

• Engine efficiency — of thermal engines is the relationship between the total energy contained in the fuel, and the amount of energy used to perform useful work. There are two classifications of thermal engines (1) Internal combustion (gasoline, diesel and gas… …   Wikipedia

• Intake — An intake , or especially for aircraft inlet, is an air intake for an engine. Because the modern internal combustion engine is in essence a powerful air pump, like the exhaust system on an engine, the intake must be carefully engineered and tuned …   Wikipedia

• Engine test stand — An engine test stand is a facility used to develop, characterize and test engines. The facility, often offered as a product to automotive OEMs, allows engine operation in different operating regimes and offers measurement of several physical… …   Wikipedia

• Engine room — In a ship, an engine room is where the main engine(s), generators, compressors, pumps, fuel/lubrication oil purifiers and other major machinery are located. It is sometimes referred to as the machinery space . Engine Rooms are typically towards… …   Wikipedia