Pistons play the ultimate role in an engine, but despite that, it's still hard to fully wrap your head around all the forces involved. There are plenty of moving parts in an internal combustion engine ...

A new design in engine pistons is increasing fuel efficiency and reducing particulate matter in Volvo Trucks North America’s heavy-duty D11 and D13 engines, the company said. The patented “wave” ...

Ever since Chrysler revolutionized piston design with its hemispherical shape, it’s been game on. Ferrari may be next in line for a breakthrough, having recently filed a patent for a new V12 engine ...

Ferrari has filed a patent for an engine with pill-shaped pistons, a radical departure from traditional circular piston designs. While Honda famously experimented with oval pistons in the late 1970s ...

Computer Aided Engineering system for automotive piston design was developed which can predict total piston performance in a short time at the planning stage of piston design. Many previous studies ...

As hard-chrome plating has fallen out of favor, hydraulic-cylinder manufacturers have developed alternative coatings and platings. Here is how they affect seal performance and life. • Hard-chrome ...

Piston slap is a problem that plagues many engines. One of the most difficult aspects of designing to eliminate piston slap is that slight differences in operating conditions and in part geometries ...

Lift Aviation, the new owner of German light aircraft manufacturer Flight Design, is hoping to relaunch development of the C4 piston-single and is seeking partners to help finance and manufacture the ...