The development of a durable, cost effective, overhead valve train for application to small, 4-cycle engines

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages

  Conley, James G ^a   Olsen, Jens K ^b   Kurihara, K ^b   Rickard, Gene ^c   Hermann, Hans ^d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ryobi Ltd

^c Ryobi Concepts International ^*

^d Han Hermann Engineering

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS; MACHINE DESIGN; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

DESIGN METHODOLOGY; ENGINE PERFORMANCE; HIGH-SPEED OPERATION; MECHANISM DESIGN; NICKEL-FREE STAINLESS STEEL; PARAMETRIC TUNINGS; POLYMERIC VALVES; POWER EQUIPMENT;

ENGINES;

EID: 85072472972     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/961729     Document Type: Conference Paper

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