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 206
on chamber or a longer stroke, ensures a higher temperatureand explosive force at ignition. But, in obtaining these ends bysuch relatively longer piston-sweep, we are met by the difficultyincident upon exposing the ignited gas to a commensuratelylarger area of heat-absorption through the… … Fig. 144.— Section through a Gas Engine Cylinder having a spherical clearance and aspherical depression on the piston head. The shaded sections at top and bottom indi-cate the water jackets. ditions. Thus, for example, considerable economy in fuel-con-sumption may be obtained by increasing the…
Automobiles
Internet Archive · Boston College Libraries · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
