Diesel engines for land and marine work . stage of Diesel engine development, there seemsno doubt that this will find general favour. The scavengeports at the bottom of the cylinder do not call for any specialcomment, no auxiliary valve being employed, as in theSulzer type. The ports occupy one-half of the circum-ference, the other half being utilized for the exhaust of having a scavenge pump driven separately ordirectly off the crank shaft, a turbo-blower is employed,the advantage of which is its comparatively high efficiencyand the ease mth which the supply of air may be regula
Diesel engines for land and marine work . stage of Diesel engine development, there seemsno doubt that this will find general favour. The scavengeports at the bottom of the cylinder do not call for any specialcomment, no auxiliary valve being employed, as in theSulzer type. The ports occupy one-half of the circum-ference, the other half being utilized for the exhaust of having a scavenge pump driven separately ordirectly off the crank shaft, a turbo-blower is employed,the advantage of which is its comparatively high efficiencyand the ease mth which the supply of air may be would seem that this arrangement possesses some advan-tages in the case of large units, although for small powersit is somewhat of a detriment to add to the number ofauxiliaries to which attention has to be given. The pressureof the scavenging air is about 2J lb. per sq. in., which israther lower than the ordinary. In this design, the aim has apparently been to renderit suitable for a double-acting engine with as little alteration.
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