Instrument for measuring engine clearance volumes

S. W. Sparrow
naca-tn-27
Dec 1920

With the advent of the V type engine, a new method to measure the clearance volume in cylinders was needed. It was suggested that this measurement could be made by a process which consisted essentially of simultaneously changing both a known and unknown volume of gas by a known amount and then calculating the magnitude of the unknown from the resulting difference in pressure between the two. An instrument based on this design is described.

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S. W. Sparrow; Instrument for measuring engine clearance volumes; naca-tn-27; Dec 1920