The lower portion of an engine and its contents, that large hunk of cast metal below the cylinder head, is commonly referred to in motorhead circles as the short-block. A short-block is comprised of ...

TWENTY-FIVE years ago, a German book salesman named Felix Wankel entertained a revolutionary, if not heretical notion: he fell to wondering if the standard gasoline engine, man’s commonest prime mover ...

The new and improved always prevails over the old and stale, doesn’t it? Surely the ancient contraption called an internal combustion reciprocating piston engine – a design that is approaching its 150 ...

Tucson Electric Power Co. is turning to an age-old technology to back up new renewable-energy resources. A hint: It’s essentially the same technology you use every time you drive your car. The company ...

With applications that range from firming intermittent resources to providing combined heat and power solutions, reciprocating engine manufacturers have made strides to improve their machines’ ...

Reciprocating engines in sizes from a few kilowatts to several MW are used to generate electricity by utilities, hospitals, manufacturing plants and commercial buildings. For many years these engine ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Reciprocating devices are a common part of the macroscopic world. Examples of reciprocating machines are petrol and diesel engines or a hydraulic pump. At the core of these ...

It has come to our attention that many of the top drag racing builders are overbalancing their engine assemblies. Basically, this is done to help high-rpm out-of-balance conditions and generate longer ...