exhaust stroke

British  

noun

1. another name for scavenge stroke

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exhaust stroke

On the exhaust stroke the unrestrained outer piston moved all the way to the head, expelling all of the products of combustion and pushing the exhaust valve shut again.

From The 1893 Duryea Automobile In the Museum of History and Technology by Donald H. Berkebile

However, on the exhaust stroke no spark is being generated in the magneto, hence none is produced at the spark-plug.

From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Victor Wilfred Pag?

Because the piston no longer struck the exhaust valve, a short rod had to be screwed into the pistonhead; this pushed the valve shut at the completion of the exhaust stroke.

From The 1893 Duryea Automobile In the Museum of History and Technology by Donald H. Berkebile

It may happen that at the end of the exhaust stroke incandescent particles may remain in the cylinder, which particles may consist of caked oil or may be retained by poorly cooled projections.

From Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants A Practice Treatise Setting Forth the Principles of Gas-Engines and Producer Design, the Selection and Installation of an Engine, Conditions of Perfect Operation, Producer-Gas Engines and Their Possibilities, the Care of Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants, with a Chapter on Volatile Hydrocarbon and Oil Engines by R. E. Mathot

In a four-cylinder, four-cycle engine, while one cylinder is on the power stroke the next is on the compression stroke, the third on the admission stroke, and the fourth on the exhaust stroke.

From The Story of Great Inventions by Elmer Ellsworth Burns