Abstract
As the Ford Motor Company’s contribution to the present symposium on development of power plants for tanks, the author outlines the design and construction details of the 60-deg V-type eight-cylinder four-cycle gasoline tank engine of which 25,000 units were built for the Ordnance Department during the war. Solution of problems which developed during the early days of this engine are discussed. Finally, as track-laying combat machines such as gun carriers, became heavier, the demand for units of greater power brought about the design of the 60-deg twelve-cylinder engine, which the author mentions briefly.
Issue Section:
Research Papers
Topics:
Design,
Engines,
Cylinders,
Warfare,
Construction,
Cycles,
Gasoline,
Machinery,
Power stations,
Weapons
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