Internal Combustion Engine - The Secret Life of Machines - Video/DVD

Internal Combustion Engine - 25 minutes This program starts with Hunkin introducing the idea of an explosion inside a cylinder. Archive film shows how crude oil led to the potential for fuel - led to petrol. Hunkin demo compares explosive power of gunpowder Vs petrol. Early Otto engine - principles explained. Suck, Push, Squash, Bang, Blow principle of combustion engine. Old Wolseley car - driver steps to start engine - like a push start. Oil used for lubrication. Demo - air sucking draws in petrol - carburettor to get the right mix. Petrol injection demo. Spark plug and coil demo - spark. Deisel engine explained by animation. Computer control of engines. 80 percent heat energy lost - inefficient. Demo - content of exhaust fumes. Catalytic convertors. Electric engines. The future of cars. Special notes

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	The Secret Life of Machines has been on TV around the world - USA, Australia, UK, Britain.... These award winning television programmes show how machines work. Using analogies, illustrations, working models and extraordinary experiments, Tim Hunkin 'lifts the bonnet' on the machines we take for granted. His enthusiasm for his subject is infectious. Excellent education and technology resources.
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