Words related to "Engine performance": OneLook

(automotive) Initialism of brake horsepower. [The useful horsepower of an engine as measured at its drive shaft.]

A style of smokestack on a wood-burning locomotive that has a roughly spherical top on a straight narrow stack.

Any rod, in an engine, that transmits power or motion, especially one that connects a reciprocating shaft to a rotating wheel, in reciprocating engines connecting piston to crankshaft

conrod

(automotive) Abbreviation of connecting rod. [Any rod, in an engine, that transmits power or motion, especially one that connects a reciprocating shaft to a rotating wheel, in reciprocating engines connecting piston to crankshaft]

cross-tail

A bar in a steam engine connecting the ends of the side rods or levers of a backaction or side-lever engine.

dashboard

A panel beneath the windshield of a vehicle or aircraft containing indicator gauges, compartments, and sometimes controls and indicator lights.

foot-pound-second

A unit of mechanical power, equal to that required to raise one pound through a distance of one foot in one second.

horse-power

Obsolete spelling of horse power [(obsolete) a machine that used draft horses as a source of power]

horsepower-hour

(electricity) A unit of energy equal to the amount of work a horse is capable of delivering during an hour.

hourly rating

(electrical engineering, rail transport) A measure of the maximum output, usually expressed in horsepower, that can be obtained from the motors of an electric locomotive for a period of one hour without the motors overheating.

hydraulic horsepower

(chemical engineering) The amount of pressure multiplied by the volumetric flowrate.

kingpin to rear axle

The distance from the kingpin to the rear axle of a semi-trailer truck, a standard measurement used in truck length restrictions on roads.

mechanical horsepower

(electricity) A nonmetric unit of power approximately equivalent to 745.7 watts.

power train

Alternative form of powertrain [The group of components in a vehicle that generate power and deliver it to the road surface, water, or air.]

powerband

The range of operating speeds under which an engine or motor is able to operate efficiently, defined by the range from peak torque to peak horsepower (or sometimes to redline).

powertrain

The group of components in a vehicle that generate power and deliver it to the road surface, water, or air.

rod

A straight bar that unites moving parts of a machine, for holding parts together as a connecting rod or for transferring power as a driveshaft.

shaft horsepower

(mechanical engineering) In an engine, the power measured in horse power delivered to a rotating shaft, which could be in a turbine, or transmission.

trolley pole

A pole of wood or metal, used to transfer electricity from an overhead wire to power a tram, streetcar or trolley bus.

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