hamber of the high pressure cylinder. When the pistonin the latter reaches the top of the stroke, fuel is injectedby a solid injection mechanism in the center of the cylinderhead and the mixture ignites spontaneously owing to theheat of compression. The explosion pressures normallyattained are in… … The Supercharged Compound Diesel Type Engine,Described by Sperry. In the high pressure cylinders the charge is expandeddown to about 300 lbs. per sq. in., and it is then trans-ferred to the low pressure cylinder. The two high pres-sure cylinders are set to explode alternately at equal in-tervals,…
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