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Download Solution PDFThe position of the piston at the top of a cylinder, where the piston changes its direction of motion from the top to the bottom is_________.
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Download Solution PDFBasic technical terms used in relation to engines
- T.D.C. (Top dead centre): It is the position of the piston at the top of a cylinder, where the piston changes its direction of motion from the top to the bottom
- B.D.C. (Bottom dead centre): It is the position of the piston at the bottom of the cylinder where the piston changes its direction of motion from the bottom to the top
- Stroke: The distance travelled by the piston from TDC to BDC or BDC to TDC
- Cycle: A set of operations performed in sequence by the motion of the piston in an engine to produce power
- Swept volume (VS): Displacement volume of a piston
- Clearance volume (VC): Volume of the space above the piston when it is at TDC
- Compression ratio (CR): Ratio of compression volumes before the stroke and after
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