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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

engine of comparable vintage, with two power cylinders sharing a single double-acting pumping cylinder. Worthington-Williams, M (October 2001). "The...

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)...

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...

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

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...

of piston movement, and refills the cylinder on the return stroke. Single stage, double acting: There are two booster cylinders, which operate alternately...

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

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:...

twelve cylinder W engine of four rows of three cylinders, formed by joining two imaginary 15° VR6 engine cylinder blocks, placed on a single crankshaft...

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...

a displacer, with a hot and a cold end, and one for the power piston; they are joined to form a single space, so the cylinders have equal pressure; the...

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

Stephenson link motion. The high- and intermediate-pressure cylinders used piston valves, whereas the low-pressure cylinders used slide valves. Each engine...

banks of cylinders, each with four cylinders per bank. Each "layer" of six cylinders used one master connecting rod, with the other five cylinders using...