Composite cylinder housing and process

Patent · Tue Feb 23 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:5032620

Holtzberg, M W; Henke, S J; Spaulding, L D

A composite engine part is described comprising: a thermoplastic, amide-imide resinous polymeric cylinder housing having a main body portion having a generally rectangular form with a front end, a back end and sides that slope upwardly and inwardly from a planar outwardly extending bottom flange and that merge with a planar top having at least one first generally circular aperture formed therein with the circular aperture being generally equally spaced from the sides of the form. A second generally circular aperture is formed in the front end of the main body to receive a means for circulating a coolant, apertures in the flange, and apertures in the planar top are generally equally spaced between the first circular aperture and the side of the main body.

• Assignee: Amoco Corp., Chicago, IL
• Patent Number(s): US 4726334
• OSTI ID: 5032620
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
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COMPOSITE MATERIALS
COOLING
CYLINDERS
ENGINES
FLANGES
HEAT ENGINES
IMIDES
MATERIALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PLASTICS
POLYMERS
RESINS
SYNTHETIC MATERIALS
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
THERMOPLASTICS