[Engines In GIFs] Complicated Mechanisms Explained

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Highly complicated looking systems have sometimes simple concepts involved in them they are just made compact to freak people out otherwise simple mechanisms have been used to build them.

Radial Engines
Radial engines are used in aircrafts having propeller connected to the shaft delivering power in order to produce thrust its basic mechanism is as follows

http://i.imgur.com/77Wig.gif



Steam engine Principle

Steam engine once used in locomotives was based on the reciprocating principle as shown below

http://i.imgur.com/Vnf72.gif



Sewing Machine

http://i.imgur.com/1WAyD.gif



Maltese Cross Mechanism

this type of mechanism is used in clocks to power the second hand movement

http://i.imgur.com/mKw1y.gif




Manual Transmission Mechanism

The mechanism also called as “stick shift” is used in cars to change gears mannually

http://i.imgur.com/FcwbK.gif




Constant Velocity Joint

This mechanism is used in the front wheel drive cars

http://i.imgur.com/PnhN0.gif




Torpedo-Boat destroyer System

This system is used to destroy fleet in naval military operations.

http://i.imgur.com/swGxT.gif




Rotary Engine

Also called as Wankel engine is a type of internal combustion engine has a unique design that converts pressure into rotating motion instead of reciprocating pistons

http://i.imgur.com/CkXvr.gif

http://i.imgur.com/9rndb.gif



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