compound engine


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compound engine

[′käm‚pau̇nd ′en·jən]
(mechanical engineering)
A multicylinder-type displacement engine, using steam, air, or hot gas, where expansion proceeds successively (sequentially).
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A compound engine from a paddle-driven steam yacht called Firefly II, built in Runcorn in 1900, proudly takes centre stage.
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By 1886, a trial of a 52ft pinnace, with a compound engine with a surface condenser, recorded a speed of 15 knots over a measured mile.
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The Mogul was available in 20 and 25 hp, with choice of a single or a compound engine.
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It is a Woolf compound engine, with the high pressure cylinder closer to the centre of the beam than the low pressure, thus resulting in differing stroke lengths.
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All of these machines, except for the Cyclone, could be ordered as simple or compound engines, which provided more power than the simple versions.
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