June 19, 2007 Toyota has developed a new form of valve actuation for internal combustion engines which it claims improves fuel efficiency by 5 to 10 per cent, enhances throttle response, reduces CO2 ...

"How A Car Engine Works" to explain the mechanism of the engine by animation Well-made tools and machines are useful without knowing the mechanism, but sometimes they are touched by taking their eyes ...

THE purpose of the authors in producing this book has been to provide an elementary treatise on the kinematics of reciprocating steam engines and steam turbines, and to make clear to the beginner the ...

The 'Intelligent Valve Actuation ( IVA)' system that operates the intake and exhaust valves that are arguably installed in gasoline and diesel engines with only the power of an electric motor is a ...