A practical treatise on modern gas and oil engines (1902)
Grover, Frederick · Manchester, The Technical Publishing Co., Limited; [etc., etc.] · leaf 46
the exhaust pipe,which finally produces about 3^ lb. vacuum, when the airvalve admits fresh air. The suction stroke is completed atfrom 1 lb. to 2 lb. below the atmospheric line. In order to assist the draught of air through the cylinder,the piston is specially shaped as shown in figs. 18 and… … Sectional plan. ^iGS. 18 and 19.—Arrangement of air passages in Atkinson and Orossloysscavenging arrangement. 36 TYPES OF GAS ENGIJTES. but that specially long, well-fitted spindles, working in longsleeves, are sufficient to prevent escapes. The valve spindlesare always on the face subjected to the…
Internal combustion engines
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