A practical treatise on modern gas and oil engines (1902)
Grover, Frederick · Manchester, The Technical Publishing Co., Limited; [etc., etc.] · leaf 328
form in the cylinder during the suction stroke THE CAMPBELL OIL ENGINE. 317 of the piston, and consequently no charge of oil is drawnthrough the inlet valve A. The oil is contained in the cistern above the cylinder. Itflows by gravity through a pipe to a branch C in a circularchamber surrounding… … piston, the oil can flow past the valve into the vaporiser ;at the same time air is also drawn in, and spreads or spraysthe oil against the heated sides of the vaporiser. Thevaporised oil and the air go together into the cylinder andform the combustible mixed, which is compressed and thenfired by…
Internal combustion engines
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