Sentences with phrase «on upstrokes»

Tobalske discovered that the bird generates vortices on upstrokes that produce lift.

On the upstroke, however, that large area would create drag, so the bat folds the wing inwards.

And when you're clipped in to a bike's pedals, you're targeting your hamstrings and glutes more than you would while running — especially when you're pedaling up a hill or cycling with lots of resistance and pulling up harder on the upstroke.

Stepping up the compression ratio in an engine, will increase the total heat produced when the gas is compressed on the upstroke.

Cylinder deactivation, for instance, could be made much more fuel efficient if the intake valve could be opened on every downstroke and the exhaust valve opened on every upstroke of the deactivated cylinder or «dead hole».

This is not as easy to reproduce with a dip pen due to it's overwhelming desire to splatter on the upstroke!