BRITISH INDUSTRY.
A VALVELESS, GEARLESS ENGINE. Any user of internal combustion engines will need no strong argument for the. advantage of doing away, if possible, with valves and gears, both of which are a fruitful
source of operating difficulties. The idea of an engine without valves or gear has been reached in Great Britain by the construction of an engine which, in the works, at least, has given remarkably promising results. This engine has three cylinders ; and except for the ports it has no valves:. There is not a single gear wheel and all the usual cams, shafts, tappets and springs and even the timing gear are cut out. The only moving parts are the crank, shafts, pistons, and connecting feds. The experimental engine was rated at ten horse power and on test developed twice as much. The cycle of operations is not easily described without a detailed diagram but it must be said to depend upon ingenious inter-working between the three cylinders. This engine has been: specially designed to meet the conditions in overseas countries, where an extremely simple engine not requiring difficult repairs is for obvious reasons in great demand..
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Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 721, 7 April 1922, Page 5
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