A text book of physics, for the use of students of science and engineering (1918)
Duncan, John, d. 1941, Starling, Sydney George, 1873- · London Macmillan · leaf 554
. The tank Dis supplied with petrol from the maintank on the car through a pipe connected to E. The level in D iskept just a little below the mouth of C by means of a float F.When enough petrol has entered D, the float rises and pushes thelevers H, H ; these in turn push downwards a needle valve G… … FIG. 484.—Diagram of a carburettor. sliding valve L. D.S.P. 2l 530 HEAT CHAP. serves to regulate the quantity of mixture entering the cylinder.The quantity of petrol which issues from the jet depends upon thespeed of the air current past the pipe C, and does not vary pro-portionally with the speed.…
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