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 198
engine with the given compression ratio andpercentage of clearance by the ascertained gauge pressure at thebeginning of the stroke, or any other required pressure at thesame point. Thus the initial pressure at theoretical unity for acylinder having a compression ratio of 3 and a clearance… … Fis. 142.—Rear and Side Elevation of a De Dion Water-Cooled Carriage Motor, showingmethod of joining the two halves of the crank case and bolting them to the cylinder.As indicated, also, the water-jackets, cylinder head and valve chamber are cast inte-gral with the cylinder. The compression…
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