Paper 13: Cylinder Heads

Abstract

Stresses in cylinder heads, gas loading, thermal loading, and tightening are dealt with in this paper.The rigidity of heads, internal ribs, valve apertures, gas passages, and water passages are also referred to, as are different types of heads, e.g. two-and three-deck heads, heads with two or four valves, and heads without valves.The effect on the design of heads of the cooling water route, connections, gaskets, and joints is also dealt with and some mention of materials, casting techniques, and coring of intricate passages is made.