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1895 Article-Carter Bros., Horizontal Oil Engine |
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Engineering Magazine, V 59, 28 Jun 1895 pg. 836 |
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11/7/2013 1:54:52 PM |
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The "Reliance" engine, shown by Messrs. Carter Brothers, Billingshurst, Sussex, appears this year for the first time at the Royal Show. It is of 7 brake horse-power, and, as shown by the illustration on page 830, follows the general design which experience has shown to be best for this class of engine. The oil is pumped out of a reservoir in the base, and is delivered in measured quantities into the vaporizer. A second pump supplies oil to a small-elevated receptacle, which feeds the lamp. Both pumps have duplicate suction valves to prevent risk of stoppage. There is only one driven valve—the exhaust valve. This is under the control of the governor, as is also the oil pump, and when the engine is running above the normal speed, the exhaust is held open. Under these circumstances there is no vacuum on the suction stroke to open the automatic air valve and to draw a blast of air through the vaporizer. Consequently there is no charge admitted to the cylinder until the speed falls and the exhaust valve is closed again. |
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1895 Carter Bros., Horizontal Oil Engine
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