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 209
is ineffective for producing a hot surface, firing tem-perature, such as is seen in the Hornsby-Akroyd engines, fromthe fact that the concave surfaces of cylinder end and piston headare open to a large heat-absorbing space, and hence quickly fallin temperature. Heat Economy: Temperature of…
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