Dictionary of automotive terms. 2015.
Variable valve actuation — Variable Valve Actuation, or VVA, is a generalised term used to describe any mechanism or method that can alter the shape or timing of a valve lift event within an internal combustion engine. There are many ways in which this can be achieved,… … Wikipedia
valve actuation — See variable valve actuation … Dictionary of automotive terms
Continuous variable valve timing — offers a unique ability to have independent control of the intake and exhaust valves in an internal combustion engine. For any engine load criteria, the timing of intake and exhaust can be independently programmed [1]. The main variations of… … Wikipedia
Valve timing — In a piston engine, the valve timing is the precise timing of the opening and closing of the valves.In four stroke cycle engines and some two stroke cycle engines, the valve timing is controlled by the camshaft. It can be varied by modifying the… … Wikipedia
valve — A device used to either open or close an opening to allow or prevent the flow of a liquid or gas from one place to another. There are many different types. See ABS relay valve accumultor valve air valve carburetor air control valve air gulp valve … Dictionary of automotive terms
actuation — See variable valve actuation … Dictionary of automotive terms
Desmodromic valve — In general mechanical terms, the word desmodromic is used to refer to mechanisms that have different controls for their actuation in different directions. Desmodromic poppet valve in Ducati engine. A desmodromic valve is a reciprocating engine… … Wikipedia
Overhead valve — OHV redirects here. OHV may also refer to Off highway vehicle. Components of a pushrod valve actuation system … Wikipedia
Poppet valve — A poppet valve is a valve consisting of a hole, usually round or oval, and a tapered plug, usually a disk shape on the end of a shaft also called a valve stem. The shaft guides the plug portion by sliding through a valve guide. In most… … Wikipedia
Homogeneous charge compression ignition — Thermodynamics … Wikipedia
