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An opposed-piston engine is a reciprocating internal combustion engine in which each cylinder has a piston at both ends, and no cylinder head.Whereas the radial engine is a reciprocating type internal combustion engine configuration in which the cylinders point outward from a central crankshaft like the spokes on a wheel.
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What are the differences between radial drilling machine and a drill press?
arm
Differences between ring and radial distribution system?
ring distribution is round
Thrust bearing used in most radial engines?
Yes it is. They use deep groove bearings in most radial engines. These types best for reducing friction while carrying both thrust and radial loads
Do they still make steam engines?
Yes, turbines used today are radial steam engines.
what is a radial tire?
Radial tires came about in the '70's, and have an interior tube, as opposed to the older tires, which were solid rubber.
Why are radial engines not used anymore?
too much torque and not efficient enough
What is a radial engine?
There were basically two types of aircraft engines, in-line and radial. In-line engines were like most car engines. You start with a solid block of metal and bore large holes in it for the pistons, one hole behind the other, all in a row. Normally these had to be water-cooled, adding an extra vulnerability to the airplane. A bullet through the radiator would soon cause all the coolant to leak out and soon the engine would seize up from overheating. Radial engines have the cylinders bolted on around the outside, like spokes on a wheel. They radiate from the middle, hence radial. Radial engines are roughly round, and wide when compared to an inline engine, but short, front to back. Because the cylinders are outside, all around the edge, not in the middle of a cylinder block, radial engines can be air-cooled. Think of the nose of a US P-47 - its blunt and wide because of its large radial engine housed there. The US P-51 had an in-line engine, and a pointy nose. The same with Germany's Bf 109 - pointy, inline, and the FW 190, blunt, wide, radial.
What are three ways that cylinders are arranged in a block?
V, inline, horizontally opposed, and radial.
What is a Distance Functions?
Pairwise differences in radial diameters at angles around perimeter.
Power for biplane?
2 wings, to determine which engine was used need to know what biplane
What parts are in the engine inWorld War 2 planes?
There were two types of airplane engines in WWII - radial, and in-line. Both had cylinders within which pistons traveled back and forth, powered by the exploding fuel. Radial engines were round, and very short front to back. The cylinders were bolted on all around the outside edge. These engines were air-cooled. Fighter planes with radial engines had a flat, blunt nose, like the US P-47 or the German FW 190. A radial engine could have a gun mounted to fire through the middle of the propeller hub. In-line engines were water cooled. That meant they needed a radiator just like a car.
What is the different between axial turbocharger and radial turbocharger?
An axial compressor uses many stages of "fans" with stators to compress air in the same direction as its original flow. An example of this is that of *most* turbojet engines' compressors. A radial (or centrifugal) compressor works at right angles to the airflow's original direction. An example of a radial compressor is the compressor on an automotive turbocharger.
