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 239
ver, 10 H. P., or 25,450 B. T. U. per hour be assumedequivalent to the I. H. P. of a given engine, which is, as we haveseen, 26 per cent, of the total fuel efficiency supplied to the en-gine, we have it that the total theoretical value of the fuel shouldbe 97,884.61 B. T. U., or 38.46 H. P.… … Fig. 162.—Four-Cylinder, 10 H. P. Buffalo Gasoline Engine for Motor Vehicle Use. Thegearing of this motor renders it non-vibrating, as guaranteed, while, by the shifting-spark system of governing, the speed may be varied from 100 to 1,500 R. P. M. with-out changing the motion of the valves. This is…
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