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1895 Article-Van Duzen Gas & Gasoline Engine Co., Gas Engine |
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Modern Mechanism 1895 pgs 269-270 |
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9/23/2012 12:44:36 PM |
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The Van Duzen Gas Engine, made by the Van Duzen Gas and Gasoline Engine Co., of Cincinnati, is shown in Fig. 5. The cylinder and water-jacket and pillow-blocks are all of one casting. The base is of one casting, and supports the cylinder at both ends. The governor has direct control over the gas and air valve and the speed of the engine under all conditions. It operates from the crank-shaft to the valve-stems by the use of gear-wheels. Should the main belt break or be thrown off, the supply of gas or gasoline and air would instantly be reduced to such quantity as would be just sufficient to cause the engine to continue to run at the unvarying speed. The governor permits no air to enter the cylinder except when mixed with its proper portion of gas or gasoline. The valves arc direct-acting poppet-valves. The gasoline-engine is the same as the gas-engine in every respect, with the addition of a carburetor, which is attached to the air-pipe, and extends from the cylinder off to one side. The tank supplying the gasoline is usually placed outside the building. The carburetor is connected directly to, and is under the complete control of the governor, and only makes the gas as it is called upon by the governor, and all the gas is consumed as it is made. The engine is built in sizes up to 30 horse-power. |
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1895 Van Duzen Gas & Gasoline Engine Co., Gas Engine
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