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High Speed Video ... stuff in super slow motion

Mechanisms

  • internal combustion (IC) engine (see crank and cam shaft animation)
    • combustion cycle high-speed video
    • coordinated valve and piston motion at 4000 rpm and 2000 rpm
    • valve spring tests with engine speeds increasing from 1000 to 6000 rpm
      • same test with a few coils removed from weak spring, 3500 to 6000 rpm
      • close-up of weak spring at 1000 and 6000 rpm, showing valve float and spring surge
      • plot of cam profile
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