Practical hand book of gas, oil and steam engines, stationary, marine, traction; gas burners, oil burners, etc.; farm, traction, automobile, locomotive; a simple, practical and comprehensive book on the construction, operation and repair of all kinds of engines (1916)
Rathbun, John B. [from old catalog] · Chicago, Charles C. Thompson co · leaf 142
S 137 power, having 14 cylinders, which consist of two rows of 7cylinders per row. The cylinders of all sizes rotate about astationary crank shaft while the pistons rotate in a circle, thecenter of which is the crank pin. Vibration is practically elim-inated at high speed as the oistons do not… … Fig. 50. Cross-Section Through the Seven Cylinder Rotary GnomeMotor, Showing the Crank Shaft Arrangement and Valves. systems. The cooling effect of the radiating ribs is greatlyincreased by the air circulation set up by the rotation of thecylinders. This method of cooling introduces a great loss…
Internal combustion engines · Traction-engines
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