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...low pressure/high volume supply pump in the tank and one high pressure/low volume pump on or near the engine. ...ne of the safest places to put it. In most cars, the fuel pump delivers a constant flow of gasoline to the engine; fuel not used is returned to the tank. Thi

:''This article is about [[internal combustion engine]]s that do not use conventional [[piston]]s. See also [[rotary engin A '''rotary engine''' is an [[internal combustion engine]] that does not use [[piston]]s in the way a [[reciprocating engine]

...o its smallest capacity. It is a fundamental specification for many common combustion engines. ...is at the bottom of its [[stroke (engine)|stroke]], and the volume of the combustion chamber when the piston is at the top of its stroke.

...ich [[combustion]] occurs in a confined space called a combustion chamber. Combustion of a [[fuel]] creates high [[temperature]]/[[pressure]] gases, which are pe Internal combustion engines can be powered by any [[fuel]] that can be combined with an "[[oxid

...ich [[combustion]] occurs in a confined space called a combustion chamber. Combustion of the [[fuel]] charge inside a chamber causes a rapid rise in [[temperatur ...that the fuel release sufficient [[energy]] in the form of [[heat]] upon [[combustion]] to make use of the engine practical.

...sure]], which are permitted to expand. The defining feature of an internal combustion engine is that useful work is performed by the expanding hot gases acting d ...gine]]s, such as [[steam engine]]s and [[Stirling engine]]s, which use the combustion process to heat a separate working fluid, which then in turn does work, for

'''Fuel injection''' is a means of metering fuel into an [[internal combustion engine]]. In modern automotive applications, fuel metering is one of severa ...of injection systems have existed since the earliest usage of the internal combustion engine.

...temperature]] as a function of position and time. By defining a [[control volume]] around the flow field, equations for the conservation of mass, momentum, ...ers a volume, it must either exit the volume or change the mass inside the volume.

...e" (slang)) is a device which mixes [[air]] and [[fuel]] for an [[internal-combustion engine]]. Carburetors are still found in small engines and in older or spec ...d by the air flow to alter the fuel flow; the most common, variable choke (constant depression) type carburetor is the sidedraft [[SU]], which was simple in pr

...t of automotive superlatives#Most specific engine output .28power per unit volume.29|most specific power]] is the [[Honda S2000]] engine with 92 kW (123 bhp, ...a Formula One engines 2.4 litre displacement resulting in a less efficient combustion chamber. The stroke of a Formula One engine is approximately 39.7 mm (1.563

...t is needed, [[#Full hybrid|"full" hybrids]] such as the Prius can use the combustion engine to generate electricity by spinning a [[generator]] (often a second ...rriage, a series-hybrid vehicle that used a one-cylinder gasoline internal combustion engine that spun a generator which powered four wheel-mounted electric moto

...turing them. By the [[1920s]], tractors with a gasoline powered [[internal combustion engine]] had become the norm. ...rolled from a hand-operated lever ("hand throttle"). This helps provide a constant speed in field work. It also helps provide continuous power for stationary