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Scientific American, Vol. 53, No. 15 (October 1885) (1885)

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ined by the cylinder is exploded; but before the full force of the explosion is reached, the port, a, in the cylinder is closed by the forvvard motion of the piston, so that there is very little escape through the ignition ports. Fig. 3.-TRANSVEESE SECTION OF GAS ENGINE CYLINDER. The explosion… … open by the pressure generated in the cylinder, and the cylinder. Fig. 4- LONGITUDINAL SECTION OF GAS ENGINE when the pressure ceases the gas is automatically shut Figs. 1 and 2 show two forms of this engine, which CYLINDER. off. differ mainly in appearance, the working parts being We are informed…

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