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...t this vehicle in Turin’s Military Arsenal by fitting a two-cylinder steam engine below the suitably reinforced body shell of a horse-drawn landau, together === Steam-powered landau ===

[[Image:cylinder.png|frame|right|A piston and cylinder from a steam engine]] ...essed into each of the cylinder spaces. A cylinder block sits between the engine [[crankcase]] and the cylinder head, translating the [[reciprocal|reciproca

[[Image:cylinder.png|frame|right|A piston and cylinder from a steam engine]] ...but the block is somewhat less rigid. The cylinder block sits between the engine [[crankcase]] and the cylinder head, translating the [[reciprocal|reciproca

==Internal combustion engine== ...Hypereutectic piston]]. The piston is an important component of a [[piston engine]] and of [[hydraulics|hydraulic pneumatic systems]].

[[Image:Combustion chamber (PSF).png|thumb|Diagram of jet engine showing the combustion chamber.]] A '''combustion chamber''' is the part of an [[engine]] in which [[fuel]] is burned.

In a [[reciprocating engine]], the '''dead centre''' is the position of a piston in which it is farthes ...so that dead centres can never exist on all cranks at the same time. A [[steam locomotive]] is an example of the latter, the connecting rods being arrange

|Engine || Steam-Powered Inline-4 '''Serpollet Italiana''' was an Italian automotive steam car manufacturer (under French licence) based in [[Milan]] with operations

...er uses of this term, and [[rotary engine]] for the World War I [[aircraft engine]]s by that name.'' ...ustion engine]] that does not use [[piston]]s in the way a [[reciprocating engine]] does, but instead uses one or more [[rotor]]s, sometimes called '''rotary

...Components of a typical, [[four stroke cycle]], internal combustion piston engine. <br> ...stay of the [[industrial revolution]] and the niche application [[Stirling engine]].

An '''engine''' is something that produces some effect from a given input. The origin of ...ine]]; Military devices such as [[catapult]]s are referred to as ''[[siege engine]]s''.

An '''engine''' is something that produces some effect from a given input. The origin of ...ine]]; Military devices such as [[catapult]]s are referred to as ''[[siege engine]]s''.

...o transform [[heat]] or other energy into mechanical energy are known as [[engine]]s. ...gine]]s || [[External combustion engine]]s || [[Steam engine]], [[Stirling engine]]

...|thumb|right|150px|piston (top) and connecting rod from typical automotive engine (scale is in centimetres)]] ...il|right|200px|Components of a typical, [[four stroke cycle]], DOHC piston engine. (E) Exhaust [[camshaft]], (I) Intake camshaft, (S) [[Spark plug]], (V) [[p

...[[2003]], while the '''Cagiva N 1''' is the same motorcycle, but with the engine at full power and produced by [[1997]] to [[1999]]. ...me chassis (or frame, [[brake|brakes]] and [[shock]] front and rear) and [[engine]] sister [[Cagiva Mito]] ev, differences between the two bikes are purely a

...power" (sold out of '[[Italy]] or on request) where close to 29.5 [[horse steam|CV]]. ...trols all the parameters the engine and regulates the amount of air to the engine, so as to produce less [[pollution|pollution]].

...pg|thumb|250px|right|'''1964 Oscar 50 cc with a 2 stroke [[Franco Morini]] engine''']] ...oped a [[power (physics)|power]], second [[traffic|code]], to 1.14 [[horse steam|HP]] at 4400rpm. There was also an "Export" with the carburetor Dell'Orto 1

...arburetor]] Solex. The [[power (physical) | power]] maximum was 17 [[horse steam | HP]] at 3000 rpm. <br>

| [[Diesel engine|Diesel]]-powered speed record || 563.995&nbsp;km/h (350.452&nbsp;mph) || [[ | [[Electric engine|Electric]]-powered speed record || 517.942&nbsp;km/h (321.834&nbsp;mph)|| [

| Engine || 4084 cc ''[[straight-4]]'' ...Eta could be delivered with electrical lights. The car has [[straight-4]] engine with capacity of 4084 cc and it produced around 60 hp at 1800 rpm. The top

...acks for the booklet and semimanubri ignition, the tank has a vent for the steam gasoline ending on nut plates, covered by a rubber. The fairings left uncovered on part of the engine, chassis and [[Double Expansion|Expansion]], which is not equipped with spi

...er uses of this term, and [[rotary engine]] for the World War I [[aircraft engine]]s by that name.'' ...ustion engine]] that does not use [[piston]]s in the way a [[reciprocating engine]] does, but instead uses one or more [[rotor]]s, sometimes called '''rotary

| Engine || 3815 cc [[straight-6]] 40 hp ...sed on four cylinder [[Lancia Alfa-12HP|Lancia Alfa]], now with straight-6 engine. With 40 hp it could achieve top speed of 110km/h. The car was built only

...he cam can be a simple tooth, as is used to deliver pulses of power to a [[steam hammer]], for example, or an [[Eccentric (mechanism)|eccentric]] disc or ot ...operate the intake and exhaust [[poppet valve|valve]]s of the [[Cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s.

...ting, though peat has been used for [[power generation]], and wood-burning steam [[locomotive]]s were common in times past. ...d [[natural gas]]). The former is widely used in the [[internal combustion engine]] while both are used in power generation.

[[Image:Colorized car engine.jpg|thumb|250px|A colorized [[automobile]] engine]] ...ses are used to directly move a piston, turbine blades, rotor(s), or the [[engine]] itself thus doing useful work.

...eciprocating engine]] such as an [[internal combustion engine]] or [[steam engine]]. # Regulating engine oil consumption.[http://www.federalmogul.com/korihandbook/en/section_6.htm]

...Watt]] (1736--1819) to constrain the movement of a [[piston]] in a [[steam engine]] to move in a straight line. {{Piston engine configurations}}

...tomotive]] industry for listing the maximum power of [[internal-combustion engine]]s. ...s first used by [[James Watt]] during a business venture where his [[steam engine]]s replaced [[horse]]s. It was defined that a horse can lift 33,000 [[poun

...er-Serpollet#Oeuf de Pâques|''Oeuf de Pâques'']] (Easter Egg)||[[Steam car|Steam]] ...flagiconUSA}} [[Fred Marriott]]||[[Stanley Steamer|Stanley Rocket Racer]]||Steam

Until the application of the [[steam engine]] to ships in the early [[19th century]], oars propelled [[galley]]s or the ...he first half of the [[20th century]] and rendered the reciprocating steam engine out of date, in warships.

...the name is that steam tractors were originally referred to as [[traction engine]]s, eventually becoming a contraction of 'traction' and 'motor') is a devic .... By the [[1920s]], tractors with a gasoline powered [[internal combustion engine]] had become the norm.

...exhaust) still occur. Thus, there is a power stroke per piston for every engine revolution, instead of every second revolution. Two stroke engines can be a ...cause the engine has twice as many combustions per second as a four stroke engine revolving at the same speed). For handheld devices, they also have the adv

[[Image:Colorized car engine.jpg|thumb|A colorized [[automobile]] engine]] ...e expanding gases are used to move a piston, turbine blades, rotor, or the engine itself.

...although that date is disputed. [[Fuel gas]]-powered [[internal combustion engine]]s first appeared in 1806, while 1885 marked the introduction of gasoline-f ===Steam era===

...hard to invent the [[Parallel motion|Watt linkage]] to support his [[steam engine]]'s piston. [[Pafnuty Lvovich Chebyshev|Chebyshev]] worked on mechanical li ...le)|automotive suspensions]] and [[bolt cutters]]. The internal combustion engine's piston/rod/crank is a classic four-bar linkage with one degree of freedom

...[[gasoline]], [[diesel]] or [[methane]], in a modern [[internal combustion engine]], but they produce more pollution than would use of that energy in [[plug- ...the use of [[fuel cell]]s and [[electric motor]]s instead of a traditional engine. Hydrogen reacts with [[oxygen]] inside the fuel cells, which produces [[el

...e''' is a [[wheel]]ed [[passenger]] [[vehicle]] that carries its own [[car engine|motor]]. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designe An automobile powered by the Otto gasoline engine was invented in [[Germany]] by [[Karl Benz]] in 1885. Benz was granted a [[

Power is supplied from the engine, via the [[gearbox]], to a [[propeller shaft]] (U.S. term: [[driveshaft]]), ...the [[traction]] at that wheel. Unless the load is exceptionally high, the engine and transmission can usually ''supply'' as much torque as necessary, so the

...and other gearing in [[windmill]]s, [[horse]]-powered devices, and [[steam engine]]s, mainly in support of [[pump]]ing, [[mill]]ing, and [[hoist]]ing applica ...tios (simply called "gears") are used to slow down the output speed of the engine and increase torque. However, the highest gear(s) may be an "[[overdrive (

This is used in a form of machinery, such as [[internal combustion engine]]s, and in [[thermobaric weapon]]s. In industrial [[furnace|fired heaters]], [[power plant]] steam generators, and large [[gas turbine|gas-fired turbines]], the more common w

...acting on pistons, rotors, or even by pressing on and moving the entire [[engine]] itself. ...[[external combustion engine]]s, such as [[steam engine]]s and [[Stirling engine]]s, which use the combustion process to heat a separate working fluid, whic

...eam]] flow to the [[Cylinder (steam locomotive)|cylinder]]s, causing the [[steam locomotive|locomotive]] to act as a brake. However, as trains got longer, h ...little simpler than the air brake, with an ejector with no moving parts on steam engines or a mechanical or electrical "exhauster" on a diesel or electric l

...motors can provide torque whilst not moving, unlike [[internal combustion engine]]s, and do not need gears to match power curves. This removes the need for ...y a [[generator]] powered by an internal combustion engine or other [[heat engine]]. This approach is known as [[diesel-electric]] or gas-[[hybrid vehicle|h

...hey also produced a cheaper version, the ''TJ4'', with a 350 cc side valve engine. But despite the efforts and successes in sport racing, sales would not be ...the production of a motor bike with a 100 cc [[two-stroke motor|2 stroke]] engine was to help the bottom line. The welcome was warm and to dispel any doubts

...specification of an [[engine]]: the [[power (physics)|power]] output of an engine is expressed as its torque multiplied by its rotational speed. [[internal c ...the drive train to the wheels. Typically power is a function of torque and engine speed. The gearing of the drive train must be chosen appropriately to make

...The HV provide better fuel economy than a conventional vehicle because the engine is smaller and may be run at speeds providing more efficiency. ..., [[#Full hybrid|"full" hybrids]] such as the Prius can use the combustion engine to generate electricity by spinning a [[generator]] (often a second electri

*generated on-board using a combustion engine, as in a [[diesel-electric]] locomotive ...n provide high torque while an EV is stopped, unlike [[internal combustion engine]]s, and do not need gears to match power curves. This removes the need for

...More modern descendants of the wheel include the [[propeller]], the [[jet engine]], the [[flywheel]] ([[gyroscope]]) and the [[turbine]]. ...wheel.jpg|<font face="Trebuchet MS" font color=black>A driving wheel on a steam locomotive.

|Engine || Alfa-Romeo, 6 cylinders, 3,0-litre, 320hp @ 7000rpm == From horses to the engine ==

A '''motorcycle''' is a two-wheeled [[vehicle]] powered by an [[engine]]. The [[wheel]]s are in-line, and at higher speed the motorcycle remains u ...ot set out to create a vehicle form but to build a simple carriage for the engine which was the focus of their endeavours.

The [[engine]] in both cases is single [[Two-stroke Engine|2T]], with [[thermal]] [[cooling liquid|liquid-cooled]] and [[mixer]] to lu ...e the 125 is sold in only one version depotenziata 11 [[kW]] (15 [[Cavallo steam|CV]]), which can be driven by persons under eighteen , while the motorcycle

...he invention of the automobile, when [[Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot]] crashed his steam-powered "Fardier" against a wall in [[1771]]. One of the earliest recorded ...ossible loss of control. The car's control unit can reduce power from the engine and even apply the brakes to prevent the car from [[understeer]]ing or [[ov

...he invention of the automobile, when [[Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot]] crashed his steam-powered "Fardier" against a wall in [[1771]]. One of the earliest recorded ...ossible loss of control. The car's control unit can reduce power from the engine and even apply the brakes to prevent the car from [[understeer]]ing or [[ov

...ey Motors Limited|Bentley]] [[convertible]]. The car featured a 4.5&nbsp;L engine with the [[Amherst Villiers]] [[supercharger]]. In the novels, no gadgets w ...'' and is Bond's final Bentley. Bond upgrades the engine from a 4.5&nbsp;L engine to a 4.9&nbsp;L. The Mark II was also grey; however, the interior was black

...ent has occurred. Fiat in the 1990s [[Fiat Punto]] introduced an automatic engine compartment fire extinguisher system. ...most from the beginning of mechanised road vehicle development. The second steam-powered "Fardier" (artillery tractor), created by [[Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot]]