Overhead camshaft — A cylinder head sliced in Fifths shows two overhead camshafts one above each of the two valves. Overhead cam (OHC) valvetrain configurations place the engine camshaft within the cylinder heads, above the combustion chambers, and drive the valves… … Wikipedia
Overhead valve — OHV redirects here. OHV may also refer to Off highway vehicle. Components of a pushrod valve actuation system … Wikipedia
Compression ratio — For compression ratio in data compression, see data compression ratio. The compression ratio of an internal combustion engine or external combustion engine is a value that represents the ratio of the volume of its combustion chamber from its… … Wikipedia
Stroke ratio — In a reciprocating piston engine, the stroke ratio, defined by either bore/stroke ratio or stroke/bore ratio, is a term which is used to describe the ratio between the diameter of the cylinder bore and the length of the piston stroke within its… … Wikipedia
Expense ratio — The percentage of the assets that were spent to run a mutual fund (as of the last annual statement). This includes expenses such as management and advisory fees, overhead costs and 12b 1 (distribution and advertising ) fees. The expense ratio… … Financial and business terms
expense ratio — The percentage of the assets that are spent to run a mutual fund (as of the last annual statement). This includes expense such as management and advisory fees, overhead costs, and 12b 1 fees (distribution and advertising) fees. The expense ratio… … Financial and business terms
Medical Cost Ratio — A comparison of a health insurance company s healthcare costs to its premium revenues. The medical cost ratio is one indicator of the insurer s financial health. Health insurance companies, like other types of insurers, are for profit companies… … Investment dictionary
fixed overhead capacity variance — capacity usage variance; = idle capacity variance In a system of standard costing, the difference arising between the actual hours worked and the budgeted capacity available, valued at the standard fixed overhead absorption rate per hour. It can… … Accounting dictionary
gasoline engine — Most widely used form of internal combustion engine, found in most automobiles and many other vehicles. Gasoline engines vary significantly in size, weight per unit of power generated, and arrangement of components. The principal type is the… … Universalium
List of Volkswagen Group diesel engines — The diesel engines listed below are currently in use today, by various marques of automobiles, and commercial vehicles, of the Volkswagen Group.Since the Volkswagen Group is European, the engine performance ratings are published using the… … Wikipedia
