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Construction of Finned Aluminum Muffs for Aircraft Engine Cylinder Barrels (open access)

Construction of Finned Aluminum Muffs for Aircraft Engine Cylinder Barrels

"This report describes the material, cutting-tool development, and machining procedure used in constructing an air-cooled cylinder barrel having a cooling muff with 2-inch fins spaced 1/8 inch. Details of two types of thread form used for the barrel to head assembly with the cooling muff are also presented" (p. 1).
Date: April 1942
Creator: Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory
System: The UNT Digital Library