Piston

Even when it comes to sports, for example, the 2004 Detroit Pistons were the most talented group of gentlemen, certainly not as talented as the Kobe and Shaq led Los Angeles Lakers when it comes down to raw talent. The Lakers and Pistons met in the Finals that year with the Lakers the favorites to win. The Pistons played the series with such a different type of play than the Lakers were used to that they just couldn’t beat the Pistons, and they ended up losing the series 4 games to 1. This…

The (2-8) Los Angeles Lakers are in the valley of the sun, Phoenix, Arizona, to battle the (5-4) Suns. The Lakers, led by an all-around effort by Kobe Bryant, Jordan Clarkson and a defense that held the Detroit Pistons to 37-percent shooting from the field helped the purple and gold notch their second win of the season and first home win of the 2015-16 season. While in Phoenix, time permitting, the Lakers could view Camelback Mountain, for a challenging hike on Cholla trail, also a visit to…

On March 18, 2017, at Smyrna Christian church, the Ehme family ran their fifth annual Engineering Day for their homeschool group, The Home School Fellowship. Teens Michael, Daniel, and Elizabeth Ehme each ran one of the three stations. All the participants entered their cardboard cars to race for a chance to win a trophy in the rubber-band- powered car race. Mr. Jeffery Ehme, the head organizer of the event, said, “Engineering Day allows the kids to have fun while learning,” and they did just…

Hybrid cars are vehicles that combines the benefits of having both a gasoline engine as well as an electric motor. Hybrids also have battery packs in them, which powers the electric motor, and the gas engine charges the battery while it is running (“Hybrid Cars”). The electric motor makes the car more fuel efficient, where on the other hand, the engine allows the vehicle to go as fast as normal cars. This gives these cars improved fuel economy, increased power, and additional auxiliary power for…

storage. After seeing the problem, I knew there had to be an easier way, so I did some research and found that gas pistons could be used to hold the bed up. I looked at the framework for the bed and knew that the small boards the manufacturer used would not be enough to hold the force the pistons exerted, so I purchased some larger boards, reinforced the bedframe, and installed the pistons. I have always been a creative problem solver, but when I started pursuing my mechanical engineering…

The binding factor in nearly all kinds of power plants is how the power is actually produced: something heats water, turning it into steam, which then turns a turbine that generates electricity. The differentiating factor in the differents forms of power plants is how that water is heated. Nuclear plants fancy splitting atoms, coal plants burn coal, and geothermal plants skip the middle man, let Earth do the heating, and simply reap the benefits. Below the surface of Earth is a layer of rock so…

Fixing a car is something that many families do as a pass time. A dad and son or daughter time, might even be the mom. Also mechanics is something that is important for many people to know, nowadays it’s almost everyone’s transportation. Lots of people also work fixing cars, they are called auto technicians/mechanics. It is something really beautiful especially if you like cars, it’s a great way to learn more about them. It can also be a big benefit if you know about cars because you never know…

This motor works when the accelerator pedal is pushed down, opening a valve, where gas streams into the engine. Gas is then burned in the engine, causing pistons to revolve. The pressure from the pistons presses on wheels, which turn, and the rotation of the wheels propel the car forward. The car also has a break pedal, which you can press for medal to press down on your wheels, and lock the wheels, stopping then from spinning…

throughout will help gain a better concept of the engine and how it will be an asset to the automotive industry. The engine is a four stroke engine where the cylinder group makes a cylindrical “Barrel” shape. It gets its barrel shape from evenly spaced pistons around the central Crankshaft and is then aligned parallel to the axis of the crankshaft. The output crankshaft is aligned with…

smart enough with LED lights to bend the projection towards the direction of vehicle's move and adds visibility to the blind turns. The ceramic composite brakes at both the ends of the car endows optimum braking distance with their 6 piston caliper at the front and 4 piston caliper at the rear. The whole chassis is made of aluminium and magnesium with inserts of high tensile steel at the vital areas. Apart from these, the standard fitments in this car include ABS, Airbags with amount of impact…