- A
piston is a
component of
reciprocating engines,
reciprocating pumps, gas compressors,
hydraulic cylinders and
pneumatic cylinders,
among other similar...
- Look up
piston in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
piston is an
engineering component of
engines and pumps.
Piston(s) may also
refer to:
Misnomer for...
-
reciprocating engine, more
often known as a
piston engine, is a heat
engine that uses one or more
reciprocating pistons to
convert high
temperature and high...
- The
Detroit Pistons are an
American professional basketball team
based in Detroit. The
Pistons compete in the
National Basketball ****ociation (NBA) as...
- In optics,
piston is the mean
value of a
wavefront or
phase profile across the
pupil of an
optical system. The
piston coefficient is
typically expressed...
- A
piston pump is a type of
positive displacement pump
where the high-pressure seal
reciprocates with the
piston.
Piston pumps can be used to move liquids...
- A
piston ring is a
metallic split ring that is
attached to the
outer diameter of a
piston in an
internal combustion engine or
steam engine. The main functions...
- A
hypereutectic piston is an
internal combustion engine piston cast
using a
hypereutectic aluminum alloy with
silicon content greater than the eutectic...
- the
piston, one up and one down, in one
revolution of the
crankshaft in
contrast to a four-stroke
engine which requires four
strokes of the
piston in two...
- A fire
piston,
sometimes called a fire
syringe or a slam rod fire starter, is a
device of
ancient Southeast Asian origin which is used to
kindle fire....
