exhaust stroke
Britishnoun
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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.
At the end of the exhaust stroke the volume is but that of the dead space, and from one-third to one-fifth its volume before compression.
From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Victor Wilfred Pag?
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?
This must be fairly heavy, as it has to overcome all friction during the return or exhaust stroke.
From Things To Make by Archibald Williams
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
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