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internal-combustion engines

  • V-type engine
    In gasoline engine: Combustion chamber

    …at VTDC is called the clearance. The distance traveled by the piston between its VTDC and VBDC locations is the stroke. The ratio of VTDC to VBDC normalized to the VTDC value—i.e., (VBDC/VTDC):1—is the compression ratio of a reciprocating engine. Compression ratio is the most important factor affecting the theoretical…

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