PRIN. OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - OD1619 LESSON 1/TASK 1
FIGURE 16.
CAM-GROUND PISTON.
(5) Partial-Skirted (Slipper-Skirt) Pistons (figure 16).
The purpose of the
piston skirt is to keep the piston from rocking in the cylinder. The slipper-skirt
piston has large portions of its skirt removed in the nonthrust areas. Removal of
the skirt in these areas serves the following purposes:
(a) Lightens the piston, which, in turn, increases the speed range of the
engine.
FIGURE 16.
FULL- AND PARTIAL-SKIRTED PISTONS.
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