A compression release engine brake, compression brake, or decompression brake is an engine braking mechanism installed on some diesel engines. When activated...

A compression release brake (also known as a Jacobs brake or "jake brake"), is the type of brake most commonly confused with real engine braking; it...

otherwise would be at high engine speed. This type of retarder is known as compression release engine brake or "Jake brake". A disadvantage of this system...

A compression release mechanism works to ease the starting of internal combustion engines by allowing them to rotate to starting speed without having...

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gear ratio of the engine over the wheels). See also Jake brake, a popular compression brake. A compression brake, a form of engine brake, produces greater...

descents. As a result, he designed and patented the first compression release engine brake. The design was first offered to Cummins, but Jacobs was ultimately...

due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is called a compression-ignition engine (CI engine). This contrasts with engines using spark plug-ignition...

municipalities across the United States have banned the use of compression-release engine brakes, which includes jake shifting, because of noise emission....

used to increase the output in the high-compression (17.2:1 in recent versions) diesel. It is an all-iron engine with forged steel connecting rods, an assembled...

vehicles have different compression ratios. The compression ratio of the gasoline engine is 10.8:1, while that of the hybrid engine is 9.5:1. 248 hp (185 kW;...

sometimes possible to stop the engine by engaging a high gear (i.e. 4th, 5th, 6th etc.), with foot brake and parking brake fully applied, and quickly letting...

a high compression ratio of 12.3:1 and "Compound High Turbulence" chambers, as used on the CHT engine. The 1.0 L Flex runs with a compression of 12.8:1...

new Eco Idle stop-start system and regenerative braking better than the previous generation engines. Applications: Transversal: Perodua Bezza (B301,...

different engines to be directly compared. The term "brake" here as in "brake horsepower" refers to a historical method of measuring torque (see Prony brake)....

de-tuned version of the inline-four 249 cc engine from the CBR250RR (1990-1995), with 11.5:1 compression ratio, it produces 40 PS at 14,000 rpm with...

sections to allow for compression of the buffers. The brakes were controlled from one end of the train. To release the brakes the guard wound up the...

motorcycle. Thus, heavy vehicles often need to use engine compression braking, and slow down so braking energy is dissipated over a longer interval. Recent...

The vacuum brake is a braking system employed on trains and introduced in the mid-1860s. A variant, the automatic vacuum brake system, became almost universal...

components. When activated, the Jacobs Engine Brake opens the exhaust valves near the top of the compression stroke, releasing the highly compressed air through...

which includes a start/stop system and brake energy recuperation, manages an output of 77 kW (105 hp). This TSI engine provides a maximum torque of 175 Nm...

Shooting-brake (alternatively spelled shooting break: 20, 146 ) is a car body style which originated in the 1890s from horse-drawn carriage origins. The...

(191 kW – BPK) engine configuration 90° V6 engine; 90 mm (3.54 in) cylinder spacing, compression ratio: 12.5:1 (184 kW: 11.3:1) engine displacement etc...

the compression stroke) the compressed air-fuel mixture is ignited by a spark plug (in a gasoline engine) or by heat generated by high compression (diesel...

the engine braking effect. At the end of the compression stroke just before piston's Top Dead Centre exhaust valves are open briefly again to release "bleed"...

48-215 (1948). It developed 60 brake horsepower (45 kW). This engine remained in production for eight years - until the release of the FE series in 1956. At...

removal of the compression release mechanism in 1974 due to updated starter, the square cover at the left exhaust valve was continued. Brake modification...

integrated compression brake from Jacobs Vehicle System. This, the so-called "bleeder" brake, is a simplified version of a traditional Jake compression brake. The...

four-cycle engine and chassis formed a single unit. In 1892, Rudolf Diesel developed the first compressed charge, compression ignition engine. In 1926,...

dual disc brakes, heavier clutch springs and more plates, a newly modeled frame with a modern style linkage, KX125-based shock with 16 compression and 16...