A practical treatise on modern gas and oil engines (1902)
Grover, Frederick · Manchester, The Technical Publishing Co., Limited; [etc., etc.] · leaf 283
commence our calculations from the statein which the gases enter the working cylinder and not afterthey have been compressed by defective means and underwasteful conditions. It must be carefully noted that thechart (fig. 122) does not depict the theoretical possibilities ofthe whole cycle, but only… … Fig. 128. through the cylinder walls, it would have been possible tohave converted the additional heat area 3 F E 4 into■work. In order to calculate the theoretical possibilities of thewhole cycle we wiU commence with the temperature of thecharge on its entry into the cylinder, namely 611…
Internal combustion engines
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