Hutton, Frederick Remsen, 1853-1918 · New York, J. Wiley & sons; London, Chapman & Hall, limited · leaf 237
on. But a variety of combinations is possible involving thethrow of the valve, the port-opening for a certain position ofthe crank, the release and the compression; and for these thestudent is referred to special treatises. For the immediate purpose in hand, however, the specialproblem will be… … Fig. 142. whole travel of the valve in a horizontal engine. Bisect theline at O and with OA as radius describe a circle on AB asdiameter. Draw the radius OC, representing the angle fromB as dead-centre at which it is proposed to have the cut-offtake place. This is the point of closure of the valve;…
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