mechanical engineering, the cylinders of reciprocating engines are often classified by whether they are single- or double-acting, depending on how the working...

than normal cylinders. Most telescopic cylinders are single acting (push). Double acting telescopic cylinders must be specially designed and manufactured...

and speeds on either side. Cushion end air cylinders: cylinders with regulated air exhaust to avoid impacts between the piston rod and the cylinder end...

Telescopic cylinders are also referred to as telescoping cylinders and multi-stage telescopic cylinders. An application for telescopic cylinders commonly...

h is the stroke, and n is the rpm. If the pump has multiple cylinders, Q is multiplied by the number of cylinders. In a double acting pump, both sides...

were common. Multi-cylinder single-acting engines typically shared one piston valve between two cylinders, either between the cylinders or horizontally above...

compound engine. These were double- or triple-expansion compound engines, with the unusual features of single-acting cylinders and a central spindle valve...

still single-acting at this time and the rod was still only acting in tension. Later developments, also by Watt, produced a double-acting cylinder. The...

tools and garden machinery (such as chainsaws, lawn mowers, cultivators, and string trimmers). Single-cylinder engines are made both as 4-strokes and 2-strokes...

inflow pipes and two outflow pipes. Triple-acting reciprocating pump By Numbers of Cylinders Single cylinder - consists of a single cylinder connected to...

variable-pressure cylinders. For example, an engine might have two cylinders operating at pressure x and two operating at pressure y, or one cylinder operating...

split-single engine later with the cylinders arranged in a 'V' formation. The unusual 'V6' design had two split-single sets of cylinders (4 cylinders total)...

hydraulic cylinders and pneumatic cylinders, among other similar mechanisms. It is the moving component that is contained by a cylinder and is made gas-tight...

horizontal cylinders, the outer two of which were power cylinders and the centre cylinder used as a scavenging pump. Each power cylinder contained two...

single-acting cylinder, where there is a single port in the cylinder. In single-acting cylinders, the port extends using compressed air and retracts using...

Therefore, the bore, and in rare cases the stroke, are increased in low-pressure cylinders, resulting in larger cylinders. Double-expansion (usually known...

the cylinders and each cylinder has a separate case in order to maximise the surface area available for cooling. In engines where the cylinders are removable...

other pistons connected to the same shaft or (in a double acting cylinder) by the same process acting on the other side of the piston. This is where the...

design of gas engine. This engine had a single water cooled piston that was double acting, i.e. the cylinder had combustion chambers at either end. As...

number of cylinders were mostly of the "two row" type. Most rotary engines were arranged with the cylinders pointing outwards from a single crankshaft...

classification is single-acting presses versus double- (seldom triple) acting presses. Single-acting presses have one single ram. Double-acting presses have...

toy or model engine, a hole in the side of the cylinder (one at each end for a double-acting cylinder) and a pair of holes in the port block are arranged...

cylinders move inwards and outwards at the same time. The other configuration is effectively a V engine with a 180-degree angle between the cylinder banks:...

diverse. The pistons may be opposed in a single cylinder or may reside in separate cylinders. Usually, one cylinder makes two strokes while the other makes...

cylinder and then enters one or more subsequent lower pressure (LP) cylinders. The complete expansion of the steam occurs across multiple cylinders and...

of six or fewer cylinders. Until the mid-20th century, the straight-six layout was the most common design for engines with six cylinders. However, V6 engines...

a steam engine with a long uniflow cylinder that receives inlet steam at each end (for a double-acting engine) and exhausts through ports at the centre...

is mounted on the underside of the piston and connected to the crosshead by a single nut in double acting engines. The large two-stroke marine diesel...

electricity to heat the boiler. Cylinders are either oscillating (single-acting or double-acting) or fixed cylinder using slide-valves, piston valves...

Mk II: ADE409 Configuration: 6 Cylinders V6 Engine capacity: Cooling: Water-cooled Power: Torque: Clutch Type: Single dry plate Size: 350 mm (14 in) Gearbox...