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  2. Crankcase ventilation system - Wikipedia

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    The first refinement in crankcase ventilation was the road draught tube. This is a pipe running from the crankcase (or the valve cover on an overhead valve engine) down to a downwards-facing open end located in the vehicle's slipstream. When the vehicle is moving, airflow across the open end of the tube creates suction (a "draught" or draft ...

  3. Crankcase - Wikipedia

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    A crankcase is the housing in a piston engine that surrounds the crankshaft. In most modern engines, the crankcase is integrated into the engine block. Two-stroke engines typically use a crankcase-compression design, resulting in the fuel/air mixture passing through the crankcase before entering the cylinder(s). This design of the engine does ...

  4. Ventilation shaft - Wikipedia

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    Chipping Sodbury Tunnel ventilation shaft Swan St. ventilation shaft on the Burnley Tunnel Ventilation shafts of the Velser tunnel, the Netherlands. In subterranean civil engineering, ventilation shafts, also known as airshafts or vent shafts, are vertical passages used in mines and tunnels to move fresh air underground, and to remove stale air.

  5. Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning - Wikipedia

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    Rooftop HVAC unit with view of fresh-air intake vent Ventilation duct with outlet diffuser vent. These are installed throughout a building to move air in or out of rooms. In the middle is a damper to open and close the vent to allow more or less air to enter the space. The control circuit in a household HVAC installation.

  6. BMW N63 - Wikipedia

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    In 2012, a "Technical Update" was applied to the N63, resulting in the N63TU variants (also known as N63B44O1).The main upgrade was the addition of Valvetronic. [11] [12] Other changes include revised turbochargers, removal of the blowoff valve, lighter pistons, forged connecting rods and crankshaft, addition of a valve cover labyrinth oil catch/return system, new valve stem seals, revised ...

  7. Florida Inmate Uses Air Vent To Get Pregnant, Gives Birth To ...

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    Image credits: Google Maps The pair reportedly tied bedsheets together, attached the 23-year-old’s sperm in plastic wrap and sent it through the vents and into Daisy’s cells.

  8. Automatic bleeding valve - Wikipedia

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    As these need to operate in any orientation, they use a different mechanism rather than a float. The hygroscopic vent system uses hygroscopic cellulose fibre discs. [7] These are small discs of material that expand when wet and shrink if warm and dry. A dry valve acts as an air vent until a dribble of water passes through it and swells the ...

  9. One small thing can add years to your life, experts say - AOL

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    Looking for one simple thing to add to your life in 2025 and improve your health? Look no further than drinking a glass of water, experts say.