Intro: A graph of your car’s idle speed shouldn’t resemble architectural plans for a new Cedar Point roller coaster. Once the car warms up to normal operating temperature, it should run in a smooth ...

Machine Design welcomes submissions on how to solve a specific engineering or technical problem. In the following article, an actuator/speed control recommendation improves reliability in a generator ...

As a tool you generally break out in the event of an emergency situation, a generator is expected to have a certain degree of reliability. Otherwise, what would be the point of something that's ...

The idle air control valve (IACV) is a device attached to the throttle body that helps keep the engine of a vehicle running without throttle input, such as when the car is idling in traffic or parked ...