A gearbox and clutch, or alternative start-up devices, are essential for obtaining a driving torque suitable to traction from a reciprocating internal combustion engine.

    In fact, this category of engines is characterized by a useful torque almost constant with rotational speed and sometimes increasing with it; in an ideal case, on the contrary, the driving torque should decrease with vehicle speed.


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    Title :

    Historical Evolution


    Published in:

    The Automotive Chassis ; Chapter : 8 ; 393-423


    Publication date :

    2009-01-01


    Size :

    31 pages





    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




    Historical Evolution

    Springer Verlag | 2009


    Historical Evolution

    Genta, Giancarlo / Morello, Lorenzo | Springer Verlag | 2019


    Historical Evolution

    Genta, Giancarlo / Morello, Lorenzo | Springer Verlag | 2019