The valve for one of the cylinders has its guide exposed, which isn't something you should be seeing. Plus, there's a hunk of piston at the bottom of the engine when the timing cover comes off.

The Piston Simulation function models the circular motion of a piston within a cylinder. It involves a chain of nonlinear functions. The response C is cycle time (the time it takes to complete one ...

The brake master cylinder is the first component in a vehicle’s braking system, activated by depressing the brake pedal. The pedal pushes a piston through this cylinder, forcing brake fluid ...

Flow control valves are devices that control the rate of flow of air in or out of an air cylinder. By adjusting the flow control valves, you can change the speed of the piston movement and the ...

In the video after the break, [Brick Technology] uses LEGO to gain some practical insight into the world of piston engine design, from single-cylinder all the way up to radial twelve-cylinder engines.