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 314
GINES 309 gives a smooth, steady light without the objectionable flickeringso likely with the hit and miss engine. To obtain the best fueleconomy with a throttling engine, it should be run close to itsrated capacity, as the poor and imperfect mixture admitted atlight loads considerably increases… … Fig. T6-d. De La Vergne Governor. governors to prevent racing when the screw is lifted out ofthe water in a heavy sea. (129) The Controlling Governor. The governor proper depends upon centrifugal force for itsaction, and generally consists of two weights which are pivotedat one end to a rotating…
Internal combustion engines · Traction-engines
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