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Piston engines
Internal combustion engines
Internal combustion engine piston, sectioned to show
the gudgeon pin.
Trunk pistons
Slipper piston
Deflector pistons
Two-stroke deflector piston
Racing Pistons
Steam engines
Steam engines are usually double-acting
(i.e. steam pressure acts alternately on
each side of the piston) and the admission
and release of steam is controlled by slide
valves, piston valves or poppet valves.
Consequently, steam engine pistons are
nearly always comparatively thin discs:
their diameter is several times their
thickness. (One exception is the trunk
engine piston, shaped more like those in a
modern internal-combustion engine.)
Another factor is that since almost all
steam engines use crossheads to
translate the force to the drive rod, there
are few lateral forces acting to try and
"rock" the piston, so a cylinder-shaped
piston skirt isn't necessary.
Pumps
Piston pumps can be used to move liquids
or compress gases.
For liquids
For gases
Air cannons
There are two special type of pistons used
in air cannons: close tolerance pistons and
double pistons. In close tolerance pistons
O-rings serve as a valve, but O-rings are
not used in double piston types.
See also
Air gun
Fire piston
Fruit press
Gas-operated reloading, using a gas
piston
Hydraulic cylinder
Shock absorber
Slide whistle
Steam locomotive components
Syringe
Tension pistons
Wankel engine, an internal combustion
engine design with a rotor replacing the
piston
Notes
i. 'Gas' here refers to a fuel gas, not
gasoline.
ii. A handful of submarines in the
following class used a similar engine,
with almost equally poor results.
References
1. Magda, Mike. "What Makes A Racing
Piston?" . Retrieved 2018-04-22.
2. Bailey, Kevin. "Full-Round vs. Strutted:
Piston Forging Designs and Skirt
Styles Explained" . Retrieved
2018-07-15.
3. Ricardo (1922), p. 116.
4. Ricardo (1922), p. 149.
5. Piston with improved side loading
resistance , 2009-10-12, retrieved
2018-04-22
6. Ricardo (1922), pp. 119–120,122.
7. Irving, Two stroke power units, pp. 13–
15.
8. Irving, Two stroke power units, pp. 15–
16.
9. "Racing Piston Technology - Piston
Weight And Design - Circle Track
Magazine" . Hot Rod Network. 2007-
05-31. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
Bibliography
Irving, P.E. (1967). Two-Stroke Power
Units. Newnes.
Ricardo, Harry (1922). The Internal
Combustion Engine. Vol I: Slow-Speed
Engines (1st ed.). London: Blackie.
External links
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