A practical treatise on modern gas and oil engines (1902)
Grover, Frederick · Manchester, The Technical Publishing Co., Limited; [etc., etc.] · leaf 355
he petroleum became charged with thevapour, and was led to the engine, a piece of wire gauze anda safety valve being inserted in its way to prevent accidentin case the flame should strike back. The cylinder wascooled by a current of air generated by a fan on the crank-shaft. A rope running on… … Fio. 171. paved the way to the foundation of that industry which isnow established, and is growing very rapidly. Jn a short time the Daimler motor was used for propellingtram cars, carriages, quadricycles, launches, and was evenfitted to fire engines. In 1893 the London County Councilordered a…
Internal combustion engines
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