VALVE ACTIONS IN RELATION TO ENGINE DESIGN

220041

01/01/1922

Event
Pre-1964 SAE Technical Papers
Authors Abstract
Content
The authors present and discuss the results obtained from combined road and laboratory tests made to determine the amount of power required to maintain a given car speed. The specifications of the car and its engine are stated and the variable-ratio rocker-arm of the engine is illustrated and its advantages explained, together with those of the valve-timing. The subject of manifold gas-velocity is treated in some detail, inclusive of a diagram showing the hot-spot or vaporizing device that was used.
The test data are reduced to curve form, eight charts being shown. The curves include those for brake horsepower, indicated horsepower, comparative performance, performance at different throttle-openings and at different loads, fuel consumption and indicated thermal efficiencies.
Meta TagsDetails
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/220041
Pages
24
Citation
RICKER, C., and MOORE, J., "VALVE ACTIONS IN RELATION TO ENGINE DESIGN," SAE Technical Paper 220041, 1922, https://doi.org/10.4271/220041.
Additional Details
Publisher
Published
Jan 1, 1922
Product Code
220041
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English