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US2289153A
US2289153A US309881A US30988139A US2289153A US 2289153 A US2289153 A US 2289153A US 309881 A US309881 A US 309881A US 30988139 A US30988139 A US 30988139A US 2289153 A US2289153 A US 2289153A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02F—CYLINDERS, PISTONS OR CASINGS, FOR COMBUSTION ENGINES; ARRANGEMENTS OF SEALINGS IN COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F02F3/00—Pistons 
    • F02F3/16—Pistons  having cooling means
    • F02F3/20—Pistons  having cooling means the means being a fluid flowing through or along piston
    • F02F3/22—Pistons  having cooling means the means being a fluid flowing through or along piston the fluid being liquid
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02F—CYLINDERS, PISTONS OR CASINGS, FOR COMBUSTION ENGINES; ARRANGEMENTS OF SEALINGS IN COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F02F3/00—Pistons 
    • F02F3/0015—Multi-part pistons
    • F02F3/003—Multi-part pistons the parts being connected by casting, brazing, welding or clamping
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
    • F02B75/00—Other engines
    • F02B75/002—Double acting engines
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02F—CYLINDERS, PISTONS OR CASINGS, FOR COMBUSTION ENGINES; ARRANGEMENTS OF SEALINGS IN COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F02F2200/00—Manufacturing
    • F02F2200/04—Forging of engine parts
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05C—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO MATERIALS, MATERIAL PROPERTIES OR MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR MACHINES, ENGINES OR PUMPS OTHER THAN NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES
    • F05C2201/00—Metals
    • F05C2201/04—Heavy metals
    • F05C2201/0433—Iron group; Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel
    • F05C2201/0448—Steel
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05C—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO MATERIALS, MATERIAL PROPERTIES OR MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR MACHINES, ENGINES OR PUMPS OTHER THAN NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES
    • F05C2251/00—Material properties
    • F05C2251/04—Thermal properties
    • F05C2251/042—Expansivity

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  • This invention relates to internally cooled gas engine pistons such as are used in blast furnace blowing engines.
  • the object of the inventor is to provide a piston which may be manufactured economically and which will withstand the usual strains of operation for a longer period than pistons heretofore used.
  • Other objects may be inferred from the following.
  • pistons for such large horizontal gas engines have been cast with an annular cored-out center section to provide space ior cooling water.
  • This construction is satisfactory on smaller sizes of engines but has not given satisfactory performances on larger engines due to the increased load, shock, temperature variations and vibration. Failure of the pistons occurs by cracks in the piston wall allowing leakage of the cooling fluid into the gas engine cylinder.
  • a piston constructed according to the present invention is made in the form of two halves. These halves are easily produced in the foundry, internal strains are eliminated and they may be inspected for defects on their inner walls, repair of such defects being possible. The two halves are joined by welding, this producing a piston which will withstand the explosion of gas in the cylinder and the consequent thermal eX- pansion and contraction in the walls of the piston. Specific examples of the piston embodying the principles of the inventor are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:
  • Figure 1 is a longitudinal section
  • Figure 2 is a cross section taken from the line II-II in Figure 1;
  • FIG 3 is an enlargement taken from Figure l' and,
  • Figure 4 is a modification of details shown in Figure 2.
  • the drawing shows a piston rod I having an internal passage 2 for the introduction of cooling fluid into the piston 3.
  • the cooling fluid which is generally water under a pressure of 50 to 100 pounds per square inch, circulates as shown by arrows in Figure 1, traveling from the internal passage 2 through a downwardly directed passage 4, then dividing and traveling around the piston and upwardly into the upper section of the same and finally exhausting through a vertical exhaust passage 5 opening from the top of the piston, the water discharging through a passage 6 in the extending piston rod.
  • the piston 3 is clamped to the piston rod I by means ci two nuts I and 8 which iit on threaded portions of the piston rod and are drawn tight against washers 9 and Il? and rubber packing rings II and I2.
  • the exit passage 5 is provided with such clearance between its top and the inside of the pistons as to allow a measured pasage of the cooling iluid therebetween.
  • the piston 3 is made in two halves, these halves being generally produced by casting, although forging may be used in some instances, the metal being generally cast steel, although castings of iron or alloys of iron are indicated under some conditions.
  • the piston 3 is provided with a series of piston ring grooves I3, these grooves accommodating the piston rings.
  • the wall of the lower half of the piston is thickened at the bottom to allow for internal wear or erosion caused by the cooling fluid.
  • the main weld holding the two parts together is shown at I4, smaller welds I5 inside of the piston serving to provide a seal between the inside portions of the halves.
  • the exist passage 5 is shown as comprising a pipe section welded in position. However, this exit passage 5 may be formed by integral parts of the castings of the two halves, as shown by Figure 4, the longitudinal seams of the passage being closed by welding. Such an integral construction is impossiblewhen the piston is cast as one piece.
  • a piston for a horizontal cylinder comprising a hollow form having a Water inlet and a water outlet opening from near the top of the inside of said form so as to insure the same being completely iilled with circulating water.
  • a piston for a horizontal cylinder comprising a hollow form having a water inlet and a water outlet opening from near the top of the inside of said form so as to insure the same being completely filled with circulating water, the wall of said form being thicker at the bottom of the same to accommodate erosion.
  • a piston for a horizontal cylinder comprising a hollow form having a water inlet and a water outlet, the wall of said form being thicker at the bottom of the same to accommodate erosion.

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July 7, 1942 J. s. TowNsEND PISTON Filed Dec. 18, 1939 kwali AQ 1 Q l v f m f N7 Patented July 7, 1942 UNITED STATES arm* OFFICE 3 Claims.
This invention relates to internally cooled gas engine pistons such as are used in blast furnace blowing engines.
The object of the inventor is to provide a piston which may be manufactured economically and which will withstand the usual strains of operation for a longer period than pistons heretofore used. Other objects may be inferred from the following.
Heretofore, pistons for such large horizontal gas engines have been cast with an annular cored-out center section to provide space ior cooling water. This construction is satisfactory on smaller sizes of engines but has not given satisfactory performances on larger engines due to the increased load, shock, temperature variations and vibration. Failure of the pistons occurs by cracks in the piston wall allowing leakage of the cooling fluid into the gas engine cylinder.
A piston constructed according to the present invention is made in the form of two halves. These halves are easily produced in the foundry, internal strains are eliminated and they may be inspected for defects on their inner walls, repair of such defects being possible. The two halves are joined by welding, this producing a piston which will withstand the explosion of gas in the cylinder and the consequent thermal eX- pansion and contraction in the walls of the piston. Specific examples of the piston embodying the principles of the inventor are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:
Figure 1 is a longitudinal section;
Figure 2 is a cross section taken from the line II-II in Figure 1;
Figure 3 is an enlargement taken from Figure l' and,
Figure 4 is a modification of details shown in Figure 2.
More specifically, the drawing shows a piston rod I having an internal passage 2 for the introduction of cooling fluid into the piston 3. The cooling fluid, which is generally water under a pressure of 50 to 100 pounds per square inch, circulates as shown by arrows in Figure 1, traveling from the internal passage 2 through a downwardly directed passage 4, then dividing and traveling around the piston and upwardly into the upper section of the same and finally exhausting through a vertical exhaust passage 5 opening from the top of the piston, the water discharging through a passage 6 in the extending piston rod.
The piston 3 is clamped to the piston rod I by means ci two nuts I and 8 which iit on threaded portions of the piston rod and are drawn tight against washers 9 and Il? and rubber packing rings II and I2.
The exit passage 5 is provided with such clearance between its top and the inside of the pistons as to allow a measured pasage of the cooling iluid therebetween. By properly regulating the size of this passage and the Volume of the cooling fluid, the upper surface of the piston is kept wet and cooled.
As previously mentioned, the piston 3 is made in two halves, these halves being generally produced by casting, although forging may be used in some instances, the metal being generally cast steel, although castings of iron or alloys of iron are indicated under some conditions. The piston 3 is provided with a series of piston ring grooves I3, these grooves accommodating the piston rings. The wall of the lower half of the piston is thickened at the bottom to allow for internal wear or erosion caused by the cooling fluid.
The main weld holding the two parts together is shown at I4, smaller welds I5 inside of the piston serving to provide a seal between the inside portions of the halves. The exist passage 5 is shown as comprising a pipe section welded in position. However, this exit passage 5 may be formed by integral parts of the castings of the two halves, as shown by Figure 4, the longitudinal seams of the passage being closed by welding. Such an integral construction is impossiblewhen the piston is cast as one piece.
I claim:
l. A piston for a horizontal cylinder, comprising a hollow form having a Water inlet and a water outlet opening from near the top of the inside of said form so as to insure the same being completely iilled with circulating water.
2. A piston for a horizontal cylinder, comprising a hollow form having a water inlet and a water outlet opening from near the top of the inside of said form so as to insure the same being completely filled with circulating water, the wall of said form being thicker at the bottom of the same to accommodate erosion.
3. A piston for a horizontal cylinder, comprising a hollow form having a water inlet and a water outlet, the wall of said form being thicker at the bottom of the same to accommodate erosion.
JOHN S. TOWNSEND.
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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2425544A (en) * 1945-03-27 1947-08-12 United Aircraft Corp Piston cooling in free-piston units
WO2002043601A2 (en) * 2000-11-22 2002-06-06 Milorad Mitkovic Internal fixator of bones

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2425544A (en) * 1945-03-27 1947-08-12 United Aircraft Corp Piston cooling in free-piston units
WO2002043601A2 (en) * 2000-11-22 2002-06-06 Milorad Mitkovic Internal fixator of bones
WO2002043601A3 (en) * 2000-11-22 2002-08-22 Milorad Mitkovic Internal fixator of bones

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