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1898 Article-Climax Gas Engine Co., Gas Engine |
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Gas, Gasoline and Oil Vapor Engines, 1898 pgs 262-263 |
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10/22/2012 9:18:37 AM |
The Climax Gas Engine, made by the Climax Gas Engine Company, is of the four-cycle compression type, with globular combustion chamber. The air and gas inlet is at the end of the globular cylinder head, to which is inserted and attached all the valves and valve gear. The valve-gear shaft is driven by a worm gear from the engine shaft, and carries a cam for operating the exhaust valve through a lever. A cam at the end of the cam-shaft operates an inertia governor, which by its momentum makes a hit-or-miss opening of the gas-inlet valve as required by the speed of the engine. The governor is made adjustable while the engine is running by turning a milled-head screw and tightening or relieving the tension of a spiral spring that controls the momentum of the governor bob.
The regulation of the gas flow is made by an index valve close to the inlet valve. The globular cylinder head has a water circulation. Hot-tube ignition, with automatic self-starting attachment, are on the larger size engines. The engines of this company are made in nine sizes for stock, from 1¼ to 40 B. H. P. Engines of any desired horse-power larger than 40 B. H. P. are made to order.
These engines are well adapted for electric lighting, and the Climax Company guarantees the electrical output on the measured gas consumption.
In electrical light trials with this engine, the variation by the sudden shutting off of a quarter, half, or three-quarters of the number of lamps shows an oscillation of less than two volts, and with a gas consumption not exceeding 40 cubic feet per kilowatt per hour. |
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1898 Climax Gas Engine Co., Gas Engine
1898 Climax Gas Engine Co., Gas Engine & Electric Light Plant
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