Self-propelled vehicles; a practical treatise on the theory, construction, operation, care and management of all forms of automobiles (1906)
Homans, James E. (James Edward), b. 1865 · New York, T. Audel & Company · leaf 188
s of cylinder-cooling: air-cooling by transverse,or longitudinal ribbing, by radiating pins or by rotary fan; andwater cooling, by circulation of water or other liquid throughjacket spaces around the cylinder chamber. The operation of the engine, as regards both speed andpower, is controlled in two… … Fig. 138.—Piston Packing Ring for a Gas Engine Cylinder. The inner and outercircumferences are eccentrically arranged, so as to permit of considerableexpansion under heat. ciple, which involves some form of cam and push rod mechanismto be thrown out of gear at high speeds and cause the engine…
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