Reeve, Sidney A. (Sidney Armor), 1866-1941 · New York, London, The Macmillan Company · leaf 314
asons why the gas-enginefails to meet more universally the demands of the industrialworld for a prime mover. It does not possess sufficientmargin of power. (See curve WB, Fig. 58.) Does theory offer any promise of remedy for this situa- THE OTTO GAS-ENGINE 297 tion ? It does, very plainly. The… … Overload. 17.4 % above Rated Brake PowerFIG. S3 The practice, as well as the theory, of the governing ofOtto-cycle engines by throttling or cutting off the incomingcharge shows that the maximum efficiency is obtainedwhen the least throttling is done and the cycle approachesmost nearly to the…
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