Single- and double-acting cylinders
CLASSIFICATION OF RECIPROCATING ENGINE CYLINDERS
Double-acting cylinder; Single-acting cylinder; Single Acting Cylinder; Single acting cylinder; Double acting cylinder; Double-action piston engine; Single-acting piston; Double-acting piston; Single- and Double-acting cylinder
In mechanical engineering, the cylinders of reciprocating engines are often classified by whether they are single- or double-acting, depending on how the working fluid acts on the piston.