Aviation engines, design - construction - operation and repair; a complete, practical treatise outlining clearly the elements of internal combustion engineering with special reference to the design, construction, operation and repair of airplane power plants; also the auxiliary engine systems, such as lubrication, carburetion, ignition and cooling. It includes complete instructions for engine repairing and systematic location of troubles, tool equipment and use of tools, also outlines the latest mechanical processes (1917)
Pagé, Victor Wilfred, 1885-1947 · New York, The Norman W. Henley Publishing Company · leaf 39
the gas evolved when the charge of powder is ignited.The piston or movable element of the gas-engine is driven 37 38 Aviation Engines from the closed or head end «to the crank end of thecylinder by a similar expansion of gases resulting fromcombustion. The first operation in firing a gun or… … I. Powder Inserted. 2. PowderXompressed. Fig. 5.—Outlining First Two Strokes of Piston in Four-Cycle Engine. fill the combustion space with combustible material. Thisis done by a down stroke of the piston during which timethe inlet valve opens to admit the gaseous charge to thecylinder interior.…
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