 An engine drawing into its cylinder gas and air at atmospheric pressure, for a portion of its stroke, cutting off communication with the outer atmosphere, and immediately igniting the mixture, the piston being pushed forward by the pressure of the ignited...  The Phenomena and Laws of Heat - Page 271by Achille Auguste Cazin - 1897 - 273 pagesFull view - About this book
 | American Gas Light Association - Gas - 1885 - 348 pages
...the paper referred to Mr. Clerk discusses the merits of three types of gas engines. The first type is an engine drawing into its cylinder gas and air at atmospheric pressure for a portion of the stroke, cutting off communication with the outer atmosphere, and immediately igniting the mixture,... | |
 | Engineering - 1882 - 536 pages
...of the future. Three distinct types of gas engines have been proposed: 1. An engine drawing into the cylinder gas and air at atmospheric pressure for a...pressure of the ignited gases during the remainder of the stroke. The instroke discharged the products of combustion. 2. An engine in which a mixture of... | |
 | A. Mice - Indicators for steam-engines - 1888 - 200 pages
...descriptive. Following Mr. Dugald Clark in his description of the three main types, we have — (1) An engine drawing into its cylinder gas and air at...atmospheric pressure for a portion of its stroke, cutting oft communication with the outer atmosphere, and immediately igniting the mixture, the piston being... | |
 | William Barnet Le Van - Indicators for steam-engines - 1889 - 524 pages
...distinct types of gas-engines at the present time, as follows: First: — An engine drawing into the cylinder gas and air at atmospheric pressure for a portion of its stroke, cntti'ng off communication with the outer atmosphere, and immediately igniting the mixture, the piston... | |
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