the characteristic sound of a seriously worn piston in a cylinder (usually of the engine of a motor car)
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piston slap
The time histories of piston slap impact forces considering and without considering torsional vibration are compared.
Siyuan Liu, Wanyou Li, Zhijun Shuai, Meilong Chen 2019, 'Vibration Analysis of a Single-Cylinder Reciprocating Compressor considering the CouplingEffects of Torsional Vibration', Shock and Vibrationhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/3904595. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)