cylinder barrel

noun

1. engineering the metal casting containing a cylinder of a reciprocating internal-combustion engine

Example Sentences

The combustion head and valve pockets were cast together with the cylinder barrel, and were not water cooled.

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The cylinders of this Daimler engine were cast iron, the cylinder barrel, head, and water jacket being cast in one piece.

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With the separate cylinder barrel they were now almost committed to a three-piece cylinder.

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This can be seen in Figure 6, where the circular flange on the valve box contacts both the crankcase and the cylinder barrel.

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The water-cooled area of the cylinder barrel was increased by nearly ten percent but the head remained only partially cooled.

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