COMMENTS UPON FUELS, LUBRICANTS, ENGINE AND PISTON PERFORMANCE

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Other

Author/Creator:

DAVIDS, WILLIAM C., author.

Language:

English

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1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1920

Summary:

The comments the author makes regarding fuels, lubricants and engine and piston performance are suggested by pertinent points appearing in papers presented at the 1920 Annual Meeting of the Society. A list of these papers is given. The subjects upon which comments are made include salability of a car, engine balancing, pressure and chemical constitution of gasoline at the instant of ignition, the use of aluminum pistons, the success attending the various departures from orthodox construction, gasoline deposition in the crankcase and cleanness of design, as stated by Mr. Pomeroy; the performance of a finely atomized mixture of liquid gasoline and air and the contamination of lubricating oil by the fuel which passes the pistons, as discussed by Mr. Vincent; the dilution of lubricating oil in engine crankcases and the saving that can be effected by its prevention, as mentioned by Mr. Kramer; and tight-fitting pistons and special rings as presented by Mr. Gunn.The author's remarks are largely focused on pistons, rings and lubrication

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Publisher Number:

200019

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