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Connecting rod

Index Connecting rod

A connecting rod, also called a 'con rod', is the part of a piston engine which connects the piston to the crankshaft. [1]

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  1. 57 relations: Artuqids, Ausonius, Beam engine, Cast iron, Casting, Compression (physics), Couple (mechanics), Crank (mechanism), Crankpin, Crankshaft, Crosshead, Cylinder (engine), Driving wheel, Electro-Motive Diesel, Ephesus, Gudgeon pin, Harley-Davidson engine timeline, Hierapolis sawmill, Hydrolock, Internal combustion engine, Ismail al-Jazari, Italian Renaissance, Jerash, Junkers Jumo 222, Linkage (mechanical), List of ancient watermills, List of auto parts, Newcomen atmospheric engine, Paddle steamer, Paule, Pisanello, Piston, Piston ring, Piston rod, Pitman arm, Plain bearing, Radial engine, Reciprocating engine, Reciprocating motion, Renault 8G, Rolling-element bearing, Rolls-Royce Merlin, Semi-finished casting products, Shear force, Single- and double-acting cylinders, Steam engine, Steam locomotive, Steam locomotive components, Steel, Stroke (engine), ... Expand index (7 more) »

Artuqids

The Artuqid dynasty (alternatively Artukid, Ortoqid, or Ortokid;, pl.) was established in 1102 as an Anatolian Beylik (Principality) of the Seljuk Empire.

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Ausonius

Decimius Magnus Ausonius was a Roman poet and teacher of rhetoric from Burdigala, Aquitaine (now Bordeaux, France).

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Beam engine

A beam engine is a type of steam engine where a pivoted overhead beam is used to apply the force from a vertical piston to a vertical connecting rod.

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Cast iron

Cast iron is a class of iron–carbon alloys with a carbon content of more than 2% and silicon content around 1–3%.

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Casting

Casting is a manufacturing process in which a liquid material is usually poured into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowed to solidify.

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Compression (physics)

In mechanics, compression is the application of balanced inward ("pushing") forces to different points on a material or structure, that is, forces with no net sum or torque directed so as to reduce its size in one or more directions.

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Couple (mechanics)

In mechanics, a couple is a system of forces with a resultant (a.k.a. net or sum) moment of force but no resultant force.

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Crank (mechanism)

A crank is an arm attached at a right angle to a rotating shaft by which circular motion is imparted to or received from the shaft. Connecting rod and crank (mechanism) are linkages (mechanical).

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Crankpin

A crankpin or crank pin, also known as a rod bearing journal, is a mechanical device in an engine which connects the crankshaft to the connecting rod for each cylinder. Connecting rod and crankpin are engine technology.

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Crankshaft

A crankshaft is a mechanical component used in a piston engine to convert the reciprocating motion into rotational motion. Connecting rod and crankshaft are engine technology and linkages (mechanical).

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Crosshead

In mechanical engineering, a crosshead is a mechanical joint used as part of the slider-crank linkages of long reciprocating engines (either internal combustion or steam) and reciprocating compressors to eliminate sideways force on the piston. Connecting rod and crosshead are engine technology, linkages (mechanical) and locomotive parts.

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Cylinder (engine)

In a reciprocating engine, the cylinder is the space in which a piston travels. Connecting rod and cylinder (engine) are engine technology.

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Driving wheel

On a steam locomotive, a driving wheel is a powered wheel which is driven by the locomotive's pistons (or turbine, in the case of a steam turbine locomotive).

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Electro-Motive Diesel

Electro-Motive Diesel (abbreviated EMD) is a brand of diesel-electric locomotives, locomotive products and diesel engines for the rail industry.

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Ephesus

Ephesus (Éphesos; Efes; may ultimately derive from Apaša) was a city in Ancient Greece on the coast of Ionia, southwest of present-day Selçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey.

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Gudgeon pin

In internal combustion engines, the gudgeon pin (English, wrist pin or piston pin US English) connects the piston to the connecting rod, and provides a bearing for the connecting rod to pivot upon as the piston moves. Connecting rod and gudgeon pin are engine technology.

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Harley-Davidson engine timeline

Harley-Davidson engines are a line of engines manufactured since 1903 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by the Harley-Davidson company for use in its motorcycles.

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Hierapolis sawmill

The Hierapolis sawmill was a Roman water-powered stone sawmill at Hierapolis, Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey).

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Hydrolock

Hydrolock (a shorthand notation for hydrostatic lock or hydraulic lock) is an abnormal condition of any device which is designed to compress a gas by mechanically restraining it; most commonly the reciprocating internal combustion engine, the case this article refers to unless otherwise noted.

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Internal combustion engine

An internal combustion engine (ICE or IC engine) is a heat engine in which the combustion of a fuel occurs with an oxidizer (usually air) in a combustion chamber that is an integral part of the working fluid flow circuit.

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Ismail al-Jazari

Badīʿ az-Zaman Abu l-ʿIzz ibn Ismāʿīl ibn ar-Razāz al-Jazarī (1136–1206, بَدِيعُ الزَّمانِ أَبُو العِزِّ بْنُ إسْماعِيلَ بْنِ الرَّزَّازِ الجَزَرِيّ) was a Muslim polymath: a scholar, inventor, mechanical engineer, artisan and artist from the Artuqid Dynasty of Jazira in Mesopotamia.

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Italian Renaissance

The Italian Renaissance (Rinascimento) was a period in Italian history covering the 15th and 16th centuries.

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Jerash

Jerash (جرش Ǧaraš; Gérasa) is a city in northern Jordan.

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Junkers Jumo 222

The Jumo 222 was a German high-power multiple-bank in-line piston aircraft engine from Junkers, designed under the management of Ferdinand Brandner of the Junkers Motorenwerke.

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Linkage (mechanical)

A mechanical linkage is an assembly of systems connected to manage forces and movement. Connecting rod and linkage (mechanical) are linkages (mechanical).

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List of ancient watermills

This list of ancient watermills presents an overview of water-powered grain-mills and industrial mills in classical antiquity from their Hellenistic beginnings through the Roman imperial period.

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List of auto parts

This is a list of auto parts, which are manufactured components of automobiles.

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Newcomen atmospheric engine

The atmospheric engine was invented by Thomas Newcomen in 1712, and is often referred to as the Newcomen fire engine (see below) or simply as a Newcomen engine.

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Paddle steamer

A paddle steamer is a steamship or steamboat powered by a steam engine that drives paddle wheels to propel the craft through the water.

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Paule

Paule is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.

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Pisanello

Pisanello, born Antonio di Puccio Pisano or Antonio di Puccio da Cereto, also erroneously called Vittore Pisano by Giorgio Vasari, was one of the most distinguished painters of the early Italian Renaissance and Quattrocento.

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Piston

A piston is a component of reciprocating engines, reciprocating pumps, gas compressors, hydraulic cylinders and pneumatic cylinders, among other similar mechanisms. Connecting rod and piston are engine technology.

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Piston ring

A piston ring is a metallic split ring that is attached to the outer diameter of a piston in an internal combustion engine or steam engine. Connecting rod and piston ring are engine technology.

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Piston rod

In a piston engine, a piston rod joins a piston to the crosshead and thus to the connecting rod that drives the crankshaft or (for steam locomotives) the driving wheels. Connecting rod and piston rod are engine technology, linkages (mechanical) and locomotive parts.

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Pitman arm

A Pitman arm is a shaft that translates rotary or angular movement into linear movement, or vice versa.

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Plain bearing

Plain bearing on a 1906 S-Motor locomotive showing the axle, bearing, oil supply and oiling pad A sliding table with four cylindrical bearings (1) wheelset from a Great Western Railway (GWR) wagon showing a plain, or journal, bearing end A plain bearing, or more commonly sliding contact bearing and slide bearing (in railroading sometimes called a solid bearing, journal bearing, or friction bearing), is the simplest type of bearing, comprising just a bearing surface and no rolling elements.

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Radial engine

The radial engine is a reciprocating type internal combustion engine configuration in which the cylinders "radiate" outward from a central crankcase like the spokes of a wheel.

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Reciprocating engine

A reciprocating engine, also often known as a piston engine, is typically a heat engine that uses one or more reciprocating pistons to convert high temperature and high pressure into a rotating motion. Connecting rod and reciprocating engine are engine technology.

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Reciprocating motion

Reciprocating motion, also called reciprocation, is a repetitive up-and-down or back-and-forth linear motion.

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Renault 8G

The Renault 8G was a family of French liquid-cooled V-8 aero engines of the World War I era that produced from to.

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Rolling-element bearing

In mechanical engineering, a rolling-element bearing, also known as a rolling bearing,ISO 15 is a bearing which carries a load by placing rolling elements (such as balls or rollers) between two concentric, grooved rings called races.

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Rolls-Royce Merlin

The Rolls-Royce Merlin is a British liquid-cooled V-12 piston aero engine of 27-litre (1,650 cu in) capacity.

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Semi-finished casting products

Semi-finished casting products are intermediate castings produced in a steel mill that need further processing before being finished goods.

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Shear force

In solid mechanics, shearing forces are unaligned forces acting on one part of a body in a specific direction, and another part of the body in the opposite direction.

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Single- and double-acting cylinders

In mechanical engineering, the cylinders of reciprocating engines are often classified by whether they are single- or double-acting, depending on how the working fluid acts on the piston.

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Steam engine

A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid.

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Steam locomotive

A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam.

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Steam locomotive components

Main components found on a typical steam locomotive include: The diagram, which is not to scale, is a composite of various designs in the late steam era. Connecting rod and steam locomotive components are locomotive parts.

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Steel

Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon with improved strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron.

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Stroke (engine)

In the context of an internal combustion engine, the term stroke has the following related meanings. Connecting rod and stroke (engine) are engine technology.

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Taccola

Mariano di Jacopo (1382 – c. 1453), called Taccola ("the jackdaw"), was an Italian polymath, administrator, artist and engineer of the early Renaissance.

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Tension (physics)

Tension is the pulling or stretching force transmitted axially along an object such as a string, rope, chain, rod, truss member, or other object, so as to stretch or pull apart the object.

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Titanium

Titanium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ti and atomic number 22.

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V-twin engine

A V-twin engine, also called a V2 engine, is a two-cylinder piston engine where the cylinders are arranged in a V configuration and share a common crankshaft.

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V12 engine

A V12 engine is a twelve-cylinder piston engine where two banks of six cylinders are arranged in a V configuration around a common crankshaft.

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2024 aluminium alloy

2024 aluminium alloy is an aluminium alloy, with copper as the primary alloying element.

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7075 aluminium alloy

7075 aluminium alloy (AA7075) is an aluminium alloy with zinc as the primary alloying element.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecting_rod

Also known as Articulated connecting rod, Con rod, Connecting rods, Conrod, Driving rod, Fork and blade connecting rod, Fork-and-blade connecting rod, Little end, Main rod, Small end, Threw a rod, Throw a rod, Throwing a rod, Thrown a rod.

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