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English translation: crank angle before top dead centre (BTDC)

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14:35 Oct 4, 2011

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Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks

German term or phrase: KWvOT

In einem technischen Report steht:
Spritzbeginn Haupteinspritzung 6o KWvOT, keine Voreinspritzung
und unter verschiedenen Diagrammen steht:
Spritzbeginn Haupteinstpritzung [oKWvOT]

Irgendetwas mit Kammerwinkel und oberer Totpunkt?
VDiV

Christine Lam KudoZ activity Questions: 1632 (8 open) (13 without valid answers) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 1636
Local time: 21:58

English translation:crank angle before top dead centre (BTDC)

Explanation:
Kurbelwinkel vor oberem Totpunkt
before top dead centre (BTDC)
after top dead center (ATDC)

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Note added at 19 Min. (2011-10-04 14:54:32 GMT)
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When the crankshaft reaches some angle before TDC the fuel-air mixture is ignited and fuel combustion starts. Combustion further increases

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Note added at 31 Min. (2011-10-04 15:07:09 GMT)
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found CABTDC or CA BTDC

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Note added at 50 Min. (2011-10-04 15:25:22 GMT)
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CAATDC = KWnOT

Selected response from:

Yuri Dubrov
Russian Federation
Local time: 05:58

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crank angle before top dead centre (BTDC)

Yuri Dubrov

[degrees of] crankshaft rotation before top dead centre

DHPete

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KWvOT

efreitag

Discussion entries: 1

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crank angle before top dead centre (BTDC)

Yuri Dubrov
Russian Federation
Local time: 05:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in category: 109

1 hr confidence:

[degrees of] crankshaft rotation before top dead centre

Explanation:
I think what look like lower case Os in your quoted context are supposed to be degree signs

DHPete
Local time: 02:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 78

Reference comments

11 mins peer agreement (net): +1

Reference: KWvOT

Reference information:
Das steht m.E. für "Kurbelwelle vor oberem Totpunkt". Ansonsten: Gut aufpassen und zwischen "o" (kleines O), der Zahl 0 und dem Gradzeichen (°) unterscheiden!

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Note added at 11 Min. (2011-10-04 14:47:01 GMT)
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KWnOT ist analog "Kurbelwelle nach oberem Totpunkt".

efreitag
Germany
Works in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 62

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