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Show New Type of Oil. Burner. A recently dovelopcd licavy-oll-burning engine, of only medium high compression, thnt is, n seml-nipsel type, Is adapted to uses In oil Holds nnd locnlltles whero tho water contains con-tains lnrgo quantities of gritty substances, sub-stances, making It unsnfe to Inject Jnlo the cylinders. Bays Popular Mechanics Me-chanics Magazine Tho Diesel design Is adhered to In tho new typo with the exception that tlio excessively high compulsion pressures of 400 to BOO pounds to the squnro Inch nro not used. To start tho englno, tho mercury mer-cury Is brought to n high hrat with a blowtorch. After starting, the heat of tho compression nnd combustion maintains tho temperature. Mercury Is used, for tho reason that It is a fairly good heat Insulator and keeps tho bottom of the chamber hot, nnd thnt. though It bolls, tliero Is ho loss, ns tho vapor condenses on tho Inside wall of tho wnter-JuckeM top of tlio Igniter and returns to tho bottom. |