The internal combustion engine; being a text book on gas, oil and petrol engines, for the use of students and engineers (1909)
Wimperis, Harry Egerton, 1876- · New York, Van Nostrand · leaf 267
ed to the road wheels of a car. The reader 246 THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE will best understand this by forming a picture in his mind(see Fig. 80) :—The engine is fitted to the car so that -2 the crankshaft points inthe direction of motion ofthe car ; this shaft is con-tinued from the front… … Fig. 79.—Section through cylinderhaving both valvesside. marine motor. This shaft transmits power by bevel or OIL AND PETROL ENGINES 247 chain gearing to the rear shaft of the car, which of course isat right angles to it. In order to be able to alter the velocity-ratio between the engine and rear…
Internal combustion engines
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