RECIPROCATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE


Meaning of RECIPROCATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE in English

An engine in which air and fuel are introduced into cylinders, compressed by pistons, and ignited by a spark plug or by compression. Combustion in the cylinders pushes the pistons sequentially, transferring energy to the crankshaft, causing it to rotate.

Environmental engineering English vocabulary.      Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга.