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VALVE OVERLAP [1 record]

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Record 1 2013-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

The angular distance of crankshaft rotation when the piston is passing top center on the exhaust stroke when the intake and exhaust valves are both open.

OBS

valve overlap: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
DEF

Période [exprimée en distance angulaire,] pendant laquelle les soupapes d'admission et d'échappement d'un même cylindre sont ouvertes simultanément. [Elle est] égale à la somme de l'avance à l'ouverture de l'admission et du retard à la fermeture de l'échappement.

OBS

chevauchement des soupapes : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques du Nouveau-Brunswick.

Spanish

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