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When a Driven gear becomes the Driver
I just returned from my father-in-law's funeral service, so I do apologize for the delay in responding. Also, sorry for the length of the reply! The crankshaft design is rooted in the formula that Work = Force X Distance. The design allows the piston within any IC engine to travel...- Crank Man
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- Forum: Engine & fuel engineering
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When a Driven gear becomes the Driver
Gentlemen, Sorry for the delay in responding and thanking everyone for the replies. I've had a death in the family, so my attention has been elsewhere. I also wanted to clarify something: I used the camshaft analogy to illustrate the gear issue, but the application of this is not for a...- Crank Man
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- Forum: Engine & fuel engineering
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When a Driven gear becomes the Driver
Greetings, Everyone! Thanks in advance for any responses! First time posting here, so here goes: In a gear drive, there's usually a gear that is loading the mating gear so that the faces of the gears are engaged. However, let's consider a basic example to get my point across. The cam drive...- Crank Man
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