Cylinder Rings
OwnerRobert Charles Mierisch, Andrew Leslie Murdochinventors
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Abstract
In some aspects, there is provided an apparatus. The apparatus may include a cylinder for a reciprocating steam engine, wherein the cylinder further comprises a cylinder ring. The cylinder ring may include a face and a heel, wherein the face makes contact with a piston of the reciprocating steam engine, wherein the heel inserts into a cavity formed on an inner surface of the cylinder, wherein the cavity is positioned in a region of the inner surface proximate to a top of the piston, when the piston is at a bottom dead center position. Related apparatus and methods are also described.
Claims18
An apparatus comprising:
- a cylinder for a reciprocating steam engine, wherein the cylinder further comprises:
- a cylinder ring, wherein the cylinder ring includes a face and a heel, wherein the face makes contact with a piston of the reciprocating steam engine, wherein the heel inserts into a cavity formed on an inner surface of the cylinder, wherein the cavity is positioned in a region of the inner surface proximate to a top of the piston, when the piston is at a bottom dead center position.
An apparatus comprising:
- a cylinder for a reciprocating steam engine, wherein the cylinder includes an inner surface, the cylinder further comprising:
- an insulating ring;
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- an annular cooling chamber, wherein the annular cooling chamber extends around the inner surface of the cylinder and contacts a region of the inner surface of the cylinder, wherein the region of the inner surface is proximate to a top of the piston, when the piston is at a bottom dead center position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.