Internal-combustion Engine
Of motor vehicle, motorboat and heat engine. May also be referred to as ICE.
A heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine.
This concept's ID is @1~19409
Reciprocating Engine
- reciprocating engine
An internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons...
- block
A metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine; "the engine had to...
Also contains
- rotary engine
An internal-combustion engine in which power is transmitted directly to rotating ...
- lubricating system
Mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump...
- gasoline engine
An internal-combustion engine that burns gasoline; most automobiles are driven by...
- outboard motor
Internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat.
- self-starter
An electric starting motor that automatically starts an internal-combustion engine.
- diesel
An internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil.
- supercharger
Compressor that forces increased oxygen into the cylinders of an internal-combustion...
- poppet
A mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion...
- valve-in-head engine
Internal-combustion engine having both inlet and exhaust valves located in...
- gas engine
An internal-combustion engine similar to a gasoline engine but using natural gas instead...
- four-stroke engine
An internal-combustion engine in which an explosive mixture is drawn into the...
- radial engine
An internal-combustion engine having cylinders arranged radially around a central...