overhead-valve engine
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overhead valve engine — noun an internal combustion engine in which the cylinder head contains the inlet and exhaust valves. Abbrev.: o.h.v. engine …
overhead-valve engine — /oh veuhr hed valv /. See I head engine. [1965 70] … Useful english dictionary
Overhead valve — OHV redirects here. OHV may also refer to Off highway vehicle. Components of a pushrod valve actuation system … Wikipedia
overhead valve — noun : an internal combustion engine valve operated from a camshaft running above the cylinder head * * * overhead valve, a valve in the cylinder head, above the piston in certain internal combustion engines … Useful english dictionary
overhead valve — A valve located in the upper part of the aircraft reciprocating engine cylinder head. Both the inlet and outlet valves are overhead valves. See induction stroke … Aviation dictionary
overhead valve — noun A type of internal combustion engine design which has the inlet and exhaust valves in the cylinder head (and therefore above the piston). The camshaft can be beside the pistons (with pushrods and rockers operating the valves) or above the… … Wiktionary
engine type — Over the years of engine development, several types or configurations have been made. All of them relate to the position of the valves and the camshaft (s) that operates them. air cooled engine An engine which is not cooled by antifreeze but by… … Dictionary of automotive terms
valve-in-head engine — An engine in which both intake and exhaust valves are mounted in the cylinder head and are driven by pushrods or by an overhead camshaft. Also called I head engine or Overhead valve engine … Dictionary of automotive terms
Engine configuration — is an engineering term for the layout of the major components of an internal combustion engine. These components include cylinders, pistons, crankshaft(s) and camshaft(s).For many automobile engines, the term ´block is interchangeable with engine … Wikipedia
Overhead camshaft — A cylinder head sliced in Fifths shows two overhead camshafts one above each of the two valves. Overhead cam (OHC) valvetrain configurations place the engine camshaft within the cylinder heads, above the combustion chambers, and drive the valves… … Wikipedia
