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  2. Piston motion equations - Wikipedia

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    The angle domain equations above show that the motion of the piston (connected to rod and crank) is not simple harmonic motion, but is modified by the motion of the rod as it swings with the rotation of the crank.

  3. Mean piston speed - Wikipedia

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    The mean piston speed is the average speed of the piston in a reciprocating engine. It is a function of stroke and RPM. There is a factor of 2 in the equation to account for one stroke to occur in 1/2 of a crank revolution (or alternatively: two strokes per one crank revolution) and a '60' to convert seconds from minutes in the RPM term.

  4. Horsepower - Wikipedia

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    Nominal horsepower = 7 × area of piston in square inches × equivalent piston speed in feet per minute/33,000. For paddle ships, the Admiralty rule was that the piston speed in feet per minute was taken as 129.7 × (stroke) 1/3.38. [28] [29] For screw steamers, the intended piston speed was used. [29]

  5. Thrust-specific fuel consumption - Wikipedia

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    For example, Concorde cruised at 1354 mph, or 7.15 million feet per hour, with its engines giving an SFC of 1.195 lb/(lbf·h) (see below); this means the engines transferred 5.98 million foot pounds per pound of fuel (17.9 MJ/kg), equivalent to an SFC of 0.50 lb/(lbf·h) for a subsonic aircraft flying at 570 mph, which would be better than even ...

  6. Engine balance - Wikipedia

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    An early example is the 3.3 L (200 cu in) and 3.8 L (229 cu in) Chevrolet 90° V6 engines, which have an 18° offset crankshaft resulting in an uneven firing interval. Newer examples, such as the Honda C engine , use 30° offset crank pins, resulting in an even firing interval.

  7. Flame speed - Wikipedia

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    The flame speeds are not the actual engine flame speeds, A 12:1 compression ratio gasoline engine at 1500 rpm would have a flame speed of about 16.5 m/s, and a similar hydrogen engine yields 48.3 m/s, but such engine flame speeds are also very dependent on stoichiometry [5]

  8. Muzzle velocity - Wikipedia

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    When the shell is fired through the wire, the circuit is broken, by which the speed of the shell can be checked. The Velocity Screen being disassembled after use. Muzzle velocity is the speed of a projectile (bullet, pellet, slug, ball/shots or shell) with respect to [1] the muzzle at the moment it leaves the end of a gun's barrel (i.e. the ...

  9. Idle (engine) - Wikipedia

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    Idle speed, sometimes simply called "idle", is the rotational speed an engine runs at when the engine is idling, that is when the engine is uncoupled from the drivetrain and the throttle pedal is not depressed. In combustion engines, idle speed is generally measured in revolutions per minute (rpm) of the crankshaft.