Sentences with phrase «after top dead center»

The pressure chart is on slide # 18, and you can see that the max PRESSURE is around 20 degrees after Top Dead Center (TDC).

First, everyone who said that the braking effect comes from the compression stroke is wrong... the air in the cylinder is compressed which takes energy, yet after top dead center acts as a spring and helps force the piston back down, returning the exact same force as was put into it in the first place.

Not exact matches

If the intake valves normally open at 10 degrees before top dead center (TDC) and close at 190 degrees after TDC, the total duration is 200 degrees.

This reduces friction caused by the side thrust of the pistons against the cylinder walls, just after top - dead - center, as each piston begins its descent on the firing stroke.