torque converter
Fluid power transfer
A torque converter is a fluid coupling that transfers rotating power from an engine to a transmission, used in most automatic vehicles.
Unlike a manual clutch, it uses hydraulic fluid rather than direct mechanical contact, allowing the engine to idle while the vehicle is stopped and providing smooth acceleration without gear shifting by the driver.
Pump's spinning blade assembly
- statorImmobile motor component
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- lockupTemporary detention facility
- stall speedSlowest flight-sustaining velocity
slippage · bellhousing · damper · pilot · hub · vanes · shell · fins
Slowest flight-sustaining velocity
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- slippageGradual loss or decline
- fuel economyVehicle efficiency rating
- power lossFailure of electrical supply
Science of flowing matter
- kinetic energyPower from movement
- angular momentumRotational motion quantity
- centrifugal forceApparent outward push when turning
- power transferShift of authority between parties
Vehicle power transmission system
- transaxleMerged gearbox and differential
- overdriveEfficiency mode at speed
- dual-clutchTwin-clutch gearbox design
- neutralNot favoring any side
reverse · drive · gear ratios · transmission fluid · ATF · pan · filter · dipstick
impeller
Pump's spinning blade assembly
- statorImmobile motor component
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- lockupTemporary detention facility
stall speed · slippage · bellhousing · damper · pilot · hub · vanes · shell · fins
stall speed
Slowest flight-sustaining velocity
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- slippageGradual loss or decline
- fuel economyVehicle efficiency rating
fluid dynamics
Science of flowing matter
- kinetic energyPower from movement
- angular momentumRotational motion quantity
- centrifugal forceApparent outward push when turning
drivetrain
Vehicle power transmission system
- transaxleMerged gearbox and differential
- overdriveEfficiency mode at speed
- dual-clutchTwin-clutch gearbox design
neutral · reverse · drive · gear ratios · transmission fluid · ATF · pan · filter · dipstick
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torque converterclutch
Mechanism linking engine to gearbox
direct drive · pressure plate · flywheel · centrifugal clutch
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