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  2. Crankshaft - Wikipedia

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    The crankshaft is located within the engine block and held in place via main bearings which allow the crankshaft to rotate within the block. [3] The up-down motion of each piston is transferred to the crankshaft via connecting rods. [4] A flywheel is often attached to one end of the crankshaft, in order to smoothen the power delivery and reduce ...

  3. Thrust bearing - Wikipedia

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    Miba fluid film thrust bearing. Magnetic bearings, where the axial thrust is supported on a magnetic field. This is used where very high speeds or very low drag is needed, for example the Zippe-type centrifuge. Thrust bearings are commonly used in automotive, marine, [3] and aerospace applications. They are also used in the main and tail rotor ...

  4. Engine balance - Wikipedia

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    The first two motions are caused by the reciprocating masses and the last two by the oblique action of the con-rods, or piston thrust, on the guide bars. [9] There are three degrees to which balancing may be pursued. The most basic is static balancing of the off-centre features on a driving wheel, i.e. the crankpin and its attached parts.

  5. Plastigauge - Wikipedia

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    This is sandwiched between a clean bearing surface on a shaft and the bearing shell itself. The plastigauge flattens after the bearing cap is tightened. The dimensional clearance is then determined by comparing the amount that the gauge material has flattened using a template. Letter designation describes the range of measurement use for each ...

  6. Template:Engine thrust to weight table - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide ... Template: Engine thrust to weight table. 1 language ...

  7. Aircraft engine - Wikipedia

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    If the engine crankshaft is located above the cylinders, it is called an inverted inline engine: this allows the propeller to be mounted high up to increase ground clearance, enabling shorter landing gear. The disadvantages of an inline engine include a poor power-to-weight ratio, because the crankcase and crankshaft are long and thus heavy. An ...

  8. Crankpin - Wikipedia

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    A crankpin or crank pin, also known as a rod bearing journal, [1] is a mechanical device in an engine which connects the crankshaft to the connecting rod for each cylinder. It has a cylindrical surface, to allow the crankpin to rotate relative to the "big end" of the connecting rod.

  9. Crankcase - Wikipedia

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    Gardner 0 stationary engine (a plate acts as a safety shield but the crankshaft is not fully enclosed). Early engines were of the "open-crank" style, that is, there was no enclosed crankcase. The crankshaft and associated parts were open to the environment. That made for a messy environment, because oil spray from the moving parts was not ...