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crankcase
- Definição1
- The part of the engine that houses the crankshaft and also usually the oil pump.
- Fonte1
- CROCKER, David. Dictionary of aviation. 2nd ed. London: A&C, 2005.
- Definição2
- The crankcase is the housing that encloses the various mechanical parts surrounding the crankshaft.
- Fonte2
- GUNSTON, Bill. The Cambridge aerospace dictionary. Cambridge: Cambridge University, 2004. (Cambridge aerospace series.)
- Contexto
- Oil passages in the crankcase allow lubricating oil to pass through.
- Cam ring is ring inside crankcase of radial piston engine geared to crankshaft and having sequence of lobes to operate inlet and exhaust valves of all cylinders in that row.
- Spanish
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