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flywheel::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | governor, regulator |
| Has types | fluid flywheel |
Examples of flywheel
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It incorporates the energy-storing flywheel system from the 911 GT3 Hybrid racer.
From the post-gazette.com
Alva put two fingers on the flywheel handle and turned it around through a cycle.
From the theatlantic.com
It works with a sliding lever that pulls a flywheel disc while the chair rocks.
From the guardian.co.uk
Surely the heavy flywheel used to power the bus will act like a lethal gyroscope?
From the newscientist.com
Ricardo has simulated a flywheel capable of spinning at a whopping 145,000rpm.
From the economist.com
The piston is on the left, the crank is mounted on the flywheel axle on the right.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Long rods connect the crosshead to the crankshaft, on which is fixed the flywheel.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Firms like Volvo are hard at work designing future cars to be flywheel-ready.
From the economist.com
Later the fast wheel was developed, which operated on the flywheel principle.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Regulator consisting of a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths the operation of a reciprocating engine
- A flywheel is a mechanical device with a significant moment of inertia used as a storage device for rotational energy. ...
- Pound (later Flywheel) was an American rock band from Poughkeepsie, New York.
- Flywheel is an American Christian drama film about a car salesman who intentionally overcharges his customers until reaching a turning point in his life where he decides to end his shady business practices and become a Christian. ...
- A rotating mass used to maintain the speed of a machine within certain limits while the machine receives or releases energy at a varying rate
- (Flywheels) When incorporated in model train locomotives, these circular metal weights improve low speed operation, while allowing a train to coast, rather than abruptly slow down, or stop, when the throttle speed is reduced, or switched off.
- Flywheels are wheels suspended in vacuum tubes and supported by bearings. Hybrid systems in newer technologies combine magnetic bearings with high-temperature superconductor bearings and divide work between load support for the former and stabilization for the latter. ...
- Secured to the end of the crankshaft, it has three functions; the ring gear for the starter on the outside diameter; helps to balance out engine vibrations; a connection between the transmission clutch and the engine. Compare to flexplate for automatic transmission.
- One of the important components used to start the engine. The flywheel is a pad connected to the back of the crankshaft. The ring gear connected to the flywheel is spun by the starter drive providing motion to start the car.
