A practical treatise on modern gas and oil engines (1902)
Grover, Frederick · Manchester, The Technical Publishing Co., Limited; [etc., etc.] · leaf 314
HE HORNSBY-AKROYD OIL ENGINE. 303 work. The length of the ignition, tube has apparently nolittle inflnence upon the form of card obtained, due no doubtto the fact that the charge does not get compressed into thehottest part of the tube when the latter is too short. The IIornsby-Akroyd Oil Engine,… … The vaporiser is a special feature of this engine and dis-tinguishes it from all other types by not requiring either ahot tube or electric spark. The vaporiser V (see fig. 142) is a bottle-shaped chamberor extension of the cylinder, being connected with thecylinder only through a neck or contracted…
Internal combustion engines
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