Noun
housing for a crankshaft
Source: WordNetThe first day of spring was once the time for taking the young virgins into the fields, there in dalliance to set an example in fertility for nature to follow. Now we just set the clocks an hour ahead and change the oil in the crankcase. E. B. White
An engine loses up to 75% of its generated energy in the form of friction, noise and vibration in the crankcase and piston area. Source: Internet
An aluminum crankcase carried two blocks of three cylinders each along each side, with a 60 degree included angle. Source: Internet
Aircraft * Wright Aeronautical used a magnesium crankcase in the WWII-era Wright Duplex Cyclone aviation engine. Source: Internet
Early aero engines In 1909 Renault pioneered aero V12s with a 60 degree air-cooled engine with individual finned cylinders and F-head valve arrangement, driven by single camshaft in the crankcase. Source: Internet
Critical engine development problems The early development of the "coupled" engines, began in the late 1930s with Daimer-Benz's development of a 1,500 kW class engine design using a single crankcase. Source: Internet