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1893 Article-Hicks Gas Engine Co., Vertical Gas Engine |
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Cassier's Magazine Jul 1893, pg. 199 & Proceedings of the American Gas Institute, V 10 #2, Apr 1894, Appendix pg. 71 |
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9/25/2015 8:57:00 PM |
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No answer having been received to inquiries of the makers, I am again obliged to give Cassier’s Magazine for July, ’93, as my authority for what little knowledge I have of this engine. It is of novel design. Two cylinders are used, one above the other, each working on the Otto cycle, and acting on the same piston rod. The valve action is arranged so that the cycles fire alternately and thus an impulse is obtained every revolution. Gear wheels on the main shaft operate a camshaft that through rods and tappets operate valves of the lift type. An ordinary steam engine governor throttles the gas supply as needed. Method of ignition is not stated. The engine is made by the " Hicks Gas Engine Works" of Cleveland, Ohio. |
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