Development of a novel passive top–down uniflow scavenged two-stroke GDI engine G. Ciccarelli *‚ Steve Reynolds‚ Phillip Oliver Mechanical and Materials Engineering‚ Queen’s University‚ Kingston‚ Ontario‚ K7P 2M4 Canada a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t The design and performance characteristics of a novel top–down uniflow scavenged gasoline direct-injection two-stroke engine are presented. The novelty of the engine lies in the cylinder head that contains multiple check valves that control
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Hybrid Electric Cars‚ Combustion Engine driven cars and their Impact on Environment. Z. Čeřovský*‚ P. Mindl* * Czech Technical University in Prague‚ Praha 6‚ Technická 2‚ Czech Republic Estimated vehicle number on the Earth 3 Total vehicle number in Milliards Abstract--Paper stresses the negative influence of cars on the environment. Hybrid cars technology can diminish the fuel consumption and green house gases production. Different types of electric hybrid powertrains are described
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this year’s (2014) Fire Prevention Month‚ the Bureau of Fire Protection recorded a number of 618 structural fire incidents. Fire incidents occur mostly due to carelessness. For the past years‚ numerous cases of houses and establishments were burned that led to high cases of death and property losses. Fires often occur during summer and hot season because there is a gradual increase in the temperature‚ which makes flammable objects become more prone to cause fires. And because fire produces smoke‚ it
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Knight Engines – Excalibur Engine Parts Issues in negotiation: Sale of produced units Price Branding/ advertisement Long term relationship leading to further sales Both parties are interested in coming to an agreement. We (Excalibur Engines) are interested in selling these pistons but only at a price of $480 or more per piston. If an agreement can be reached we have the possibility of making a profit‚ branding and developing a relationship with Knights Engine Parts. Priority
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We Didn’t Start the Fire by Billy Joel is a song about many historic events‚ starting from 1949 and ending in 1989‚ the year the song came out. In each verse‚ Joel sings about the historic events that happened throughout the decades starting with Harry Truman and ending with The Rock n’ Roller Cola Wars. The chorus contains the following words after each verse: “We didn’t start the fire. It was always burning since the world’s been turning. We didn’t start the fire. No we didn’t light it but we tried
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Lauren McDaniel Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Immoral owners ignored basic worker’s rights. Exceptionally hazardous working conditions‚ ridiculous long hours‚ and low wages were the lives of the workers at the Triangle Waist Company. Most workers were women immigrants seeking a better life in the United States. Speaking out would end with the loss of their needed jobs‚ forcing them to suffer personal indignities and severe mistreatment. Because of the poor working conditions the Women’s Trade
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The tragic story of the fire occurring at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company was very compelling because it brought attention to the events leading up to the fire. The working conditions for women during the Progressive Era were awful and didn’t actually ensure the safety and proper After the fire‚ the story rapidly spread inspiring hundreds of activists across the state and the U.S. to push for very much needed fundamental reforms. Many of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory workers were young
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COMMENTARY - REINDEER AND ENGINE This poem‚ "Reindeer and Engine" is by Josephine Jacobsen. It is set in a ’Finnish forest track’ where a reindeer is being chassed by a train. It flees from the light of the train as it ’runs’ forward trying to escape. This is a narrative poem because it tells a story from an omniscient point of view. It is written in four stanza’s each one telling a different part of the story. The first idea we come across is that of light. ’The great round eye’ in the first line
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In The Belief Engine‚ James Alcock introduces two interesting components in our internal belief engine‚ the Critical-Thinking Unit‚ and the Memory Unit. These two corresponding items work hand and hand to help logical thinkers to understand the world around them through personally analyzing their own past without bias from the Emotional Response Unit‚ or any other conflicting counter-part. Critical thinking is not an innate ability. As mentioned in the article many of us are born with what Alcock
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Competition Apex Seal Information Engine — Rotary Carbon apex seals and Iannetti Advanced Carbon seals are recommended for any engine that will see 8000 rpm and above. They weigh significantly less than the stock (cast iron) apex seals and provide lower mass‚ keeping the apex seal in contact with the rotor housing face at high rpm. At high rpm‚ the stock (cast iron) seal overcomes the spring‚ causing the seal to skip across the rotor housing surface‚ reducing engine performance. Cast iron seals
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