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Valve timing

In a piston engine, the valve timing is the precise timing of the opening and closing of the valves. In an internal combustion engine those are usually poppet valves and in a steam engine they are usually slide valves or piston valves.

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Internal combustion engines

External combustion engines

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Valve timing

Nodes28
Edges27
Triples16
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.071429
Components1

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Valve timing

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related to Valve overlap · 5
Valve timing → Engine, In, Key, The, With
related to External combustion engines · 4
Valve timing → Caprotti, However, In, It
related to Camshaft · 3
Valve timing → However, In, It
related to Variable valve timing · 3
Valve timing → Engines, Road, Variable
is a · 1
Valve timing → precise timing of the opening and closing of the valves

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valve valves timing engine exhaust piston overlap intake engines tappet clearance combustion camshaft internal open cylinder close gear poppet steam

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Valve timingis aprecise timing of the opening and closing of the valves0.90text
Valve timingrelated to CamshaftIn0.60section
Valve timingrelated to CamshaftIt0.60section
Valve timingrelated to CamshaftHowever0.60section
Valve timingrelated to External combustion enginesIn0.60section
Valve timingrelated to External combustion enginesHowever0.60section
Valve timingrelated to External combustion enginesCaprotti0.60section
Valve timingrelated to External combustion enginesIt0.60section
Valve timingrelated to Valve overlapWith0.60section
Valve timingrelated to Valve overlapThe0.60section
Valve timingrelated to Valve overlapEngine0.60section
Valve timingrelated to Valve overlapIn0.60section

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