Comparison with gasoline engines; large low-speed Diesels and difference between low and high-speed characteristics; very high cylinder pressures necessary; fear of effect on light construction unfounded because Packard Diesel weighs less than 3 lb. per hp. and is capable of withstanding cylinder pressures in excess of 1200 lb.; Diesel advantages; probable effects of Diesel engine on airplane design. (See also - (discussion) p 181-183; Autocar, vol. 62, no. 1733, Jan. 18, 1929, p. 110, 1 fig.; Petroleum Times, vol. 21, no. 525, Feb. 2, 1929, p. 184; Machy. (N. Y.), vol. 35, no. 8, Apr. 1929, p. 619 and Gas and Oil Power, vol. 24, no. 288, Sept. 5, 1929, p. 232)
Diesel engines for aircraft
Soc. Automotive Engrs. -- Jl
Society of Automotive Engineers -- Journal ; 24 , n 2
1929
9 pages
8 Figs.
Article (Journal)
English
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