piston
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The temperature contrast drives a piston, which in turn produces mechanical energy.
From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026
Because their rivals believe they have found a way of exploiting the rule restricting the compression ratio - a measurement of the cylinder displacement between the two extremes of the piston stroke - to 16:1.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
The higher forces, in turn, would require thicker piston crowns, shortened connecting rods and thicker wrist pins.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
Young explains that they have fewer moving parts than traditional piston engines, making them easier to maintain, yet deliver surprising power for their relatively compact, lightweight size.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2025
He used an explosion to drive the air out of a cylinder through a valve; then, when the hot gases cooled, a piston was sucked downwards, raising a weight.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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