full-throttle engine — A gas turbine engine that receives its take off thrust at the maximum travel of the power lever (i.e., the throttle). The power lever is advanced to a fixed stop on the throttle quadrant at every takeoff. Various limiters in the fuel system… … Aviation dictionary
Engine braking — is where the retarding forces within an engine are used to slow a vehicle down, as opposed to using an external braking mechanism, for example friction brakes or magnetic brakes. The term is often confused with several other types of braking,… … Wikipedia
Throttle response — or vehicle responsiveness is the responsiveness of the vehicle to throttle (accelerator pedal) modulation. When accelerator pedal pressed suddenly, how fast power output of engine increases implies the throttle response of that vehicle. Throttle… … Wikipedia
throttle back — ● throttle * * * ˌthrottle ˈback [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they throttle back he/she/it throttles back pr … Useful english dictionary
Throttle — Throt tle, n. [Dim. of throat. See {Throat}.] 1. The windpipe, or trachea; the weasand. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. (Steam Engine) The throttle valve. [1913 Webster] {Throttle lever} (Steam Engine), the hand lever by which a throttle valve is … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Throttle lever — Throttle Throt tle, n. [Dim. of throat. See {Throat}.] 1. The windpipe, or trachea; the weasand. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. (Steam Engine) The throttle valve. [1913 Webster] {Throttle lever} (Steam Engine), the hand lever by which a throttle … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Throttle valve — Throttle Throt tle, n. [Dim. of throat. See {Throat}.] 1. The windpipe, or trachea; the weasand. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. (Steam Engine) The throttle valve. [1913 Webster] {Throttle lever} (Steam Engine), the hand lever by which a throttle … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Throttle (disambiguation) — Throttle may refer to:*In an engine the throttle is a valve that regulates the supply of fuel or air and thus controls its power. Throttle may also refer to the pedal or lever that the operator manipulates to control the throttle. *Strangling a… … Wikipedia
throttle — ► NOUN 1) a device controlling the flow of fuel or power to an engine. 2) archaic a person s throat, gullet, or windpipe. ► VERB 1) attack or kill by choking or strangling. 2) control (an engine or vehicle) with a throttle. ORIGIN perhaps from … English terms dictionary
Engine tuning — is the adjustment, modification or design of internal combustion engines to yield optimal performance, either in terms of power output or economy. It has a long history, almost as long as the development of the car in general, originating with… … Wikipedia
Engine cooling — is cooling an engine, typically using either air or liquid.OverviewHeat engines generate mechanical power by extracting energy from heat flows, much as a water wheel extracts mechanical power from a flow of mass falling through a distance.… … Wikipedia