Efficiency in transmissions
Automotive
Advertisement The manual and automatic transmissions from Audi are highly efficient. Irrespective of design, they have all been optimized concerning internal friction and are notable for their wide gear-ratio spread. The term “transmission spacing” refers to the transmission’s gear-ratio range, …
Automatic Transmission Components and Operation
Automotive
Advertisement This article will explore: Basic Automatic Transmission System The basic components of an automatic transmission system are:  Transmission Housing There are four main components to the transmission housing:  Torque Converter Principle The torque converter couples the engine to the …
VC-Turbo Engine
Automotive
Advertisement The VC-Turbo engine utilizes a multi-link system that continuously varies piston top dead center (TDC)?  bottom dead center (BDC) positions, allowing free control of the compression ratio critical factor of power and efficiency, on-demand.  This makes it the world’s …
What is VCR?
Automotive
Advertisement (VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO ENGINES) Making the compression ratio variable is a significant source of innovation that is already generating edifying results. The compression ratio of a reciprocating internal combustion engine is defined by the relationship between the cylinder volume …