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noun - a heading of a subsection printed within the body of the text
noun - metal block that connects to a piston
A beam that connects the piston rod to the connecting rod of a reciprocating engine.
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| Screwball (spaced out) coming from outside the box -- nut |
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| Jun 20 2012 The Telegraph - Toughie |
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| A beam that connects the piston rod to the connecting rod of a reciprocating engine. |
| A bar or block between the piston rod and connecting rod in a steam engine. |
| metal block that connects to a piston it slides on parallel guides and moves a connecting rod back and forth |
| a heading of a subsection printed within the body of the text |
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| A crosshead is a mechanism used in long reciprocating engines and reciprocating compressors to eliminate sideways pressure on the piston. Also, the crosshead enables the connecting rod to freely move outside the cylinder. Because of the very small bore-to-stroke ratio on such engines, the connecting rod would hit the cylinder walls and block the engine from rotating if the piston was attached directly to the connecting rod like on trunk engines. Therefore, the longitudinal dimension of the crosshead must be matched to the stroke of the engine. |