- orbital engine
- orbital engine nounAn axial two-stroke engine with curved pistons in a circular cylinder block which rotates around a fixed shaft• • •Main Entry: ↑orbit
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Orbital engine — on display in Jakarta The Sarich orbital engine is a type of internal combustion engine, featuring rotary rather than reciprocating motion of its internal parts. It differs from the conceptually similar Wankel engine by using a shaped rotor that… … Wikipedia
orbital engine — /ɔbətl ˈɛndʒən/ (say awbuhtl enjuhn) noun a non reciprocating engine in which a vaned piston does not rotate but moves eccentrically orbiting the combustion chamber. {trademark} …
Orbital Corporation — Limited (ASX: OEC, OTCBB: OBTLY), formerly Orbital Engine Corporation Limited pioneered by Ralph Sarich, is an Australian company based at Balcatta, Western Australia, that aims to provide clean engine technologies and alternative fuel… … Wikipedia
Orbital Corporation Limited — (Asx|OEC, OTCBB|OBTLY) is an Australian company that invented and developed a technology that it claims to reduce air pollution from internal combustion engines and improve fuel efficiency. Formerly known as Orbital Engine Corporation Limited,… … Wikipedia
Orbital — may refer to: In chemistry and physics: Atomic orbital Molecular orbital In astronomy and space flight: Orbit Orbital resonance Orbital period Orbital plane (astronomy) Orbital elements Orbital speed Orbital maneuver Orbital spaceflight In… … Wikipedia
Sarich orbital engine — noun an improved rotary motor smaller and lighter than the normal piston engine, with the same power output. {invented by Ralph Sarich} …
Orbital mechanics — A satellite orbiting the earth has a tangential velocity and an inward acceleration. Orbital mechanics or astrodynamics is the application of ballistics and celestial mechanics to the practical problems concerning the motion of rockets and other… … Wikipedia
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Orbital airship — Space blimp redirects here. For airships used in a role similar to satellites, see stratospheric airship. The orbital airship, also called the space blimp, is a proposed space transportation system that carries payloads to and from low Earth… … Wikipedia
Orbital Sciences X-34 — X 34 Hauteur 17.8 [1] Diamètre N/A Poids au décollage 8200 … Wikipédia en Français
