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I-head engine [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
  • Motors (Machinery)
CONT

In the I-head engine or overhead-valve engine, the valves are carried in the cylinder head. ... The overhead-valve arrangement ... is more adaptable to the higher-compression-ratio engines.

OBS

I-head engine; overhead valve engine; OHV engine: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Moteurs mécaniques
CONT

Les moteurs à soupapes en tête possèdent des soupapes placées au-dessus des cylindres. [...] La position des soupapes en tête favorise les hauts régimes et convient aux moteurs poussés, à rapport volumétrique élevé.

OBS

moteur à soupapes en tête : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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