. Canadian Machinery. cated by the oily spray gen- .7S- erated in the crank pit by the passingof the cranks through the oil bath, andthis is all the lubrication employed forthe air compressor. The accompanying illustration showsthe typical indicator cards obtained fromthis engine, while the section cuts explainvery clearly the working parts. Fuelconsumption is shown by the curves il-lustrated here. A representative of Power House hadthe opportunity recently of seeing thisengine performing its daily task, and wasimpressed with its splendid performanceunder somewhat difficult
. Canadian Machinery. cated by the oily spray gen- .7S- erated in the crank pit by the passingof the cranks through the oil bath, andthis is all the lubrication employed forthe air compressor. The accompanying illustration showsthe typical indicator cards obtained fromthis engine, while the section cuts explainvery clearly the working parts. Fuelconsumption is shown by the curves il-lustrated here. A representative of Power House hadthe opportunity recently of seeing thisengine performing its daily task, and wasimpressed with its splendid performanceunder somewhat difficult engine was built with an ordinarysized flywheel, to drive a generator onfairly constant load. The work it is do-ing now is under very considerable varia-tion of lead, from no load tio a: 5DJ per ?70. ...^ fOo oa/1 ft^fon^MC. Oi.£nfq/n£: S<£ ffoiiSt ^oivcl ;li- se IS A FUEL OIL PER BRAKE HORSE POWER. ? CO FUEL OIL PER KILOWATT. fe^ 44 C A N A ]) 1 A N M A C II I X E R Y iiliimt \XA , SHAFT. SPU I COV£R n: IV i : fA ERCOV SI F five THE GOVERNOR AND CONNECTIONS. cent, momentary overload occurring fre-quently. The speed regulation underthese conditions was excellent, andstanding- at the exhaust pipe, the onlyindication of anything unusual was apuff of blue smoke. At ordinary load the exhaust was practically invisible, show-ing conditions. The Dominion Steel Products are tobe congratulated on being the pioneersin Canada of this type of prime mover,and its development will be watched with
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