Table of Contents
| CHAPTER I—HEAT AND POWER | |
| Heat Energy—Mechanical Equivalent of Heat—Expansion Heat Units—Heat Engines—Efficiency—External and Internal Combustion Engines—Compression—Working Medium | [5] |
| CHAPTER II—FUELS | |
| Calorific Values of Fuels—Solid, Liquid and Gaseous Fuels—Kerosene—Gasoline—Crude Oil—Producer Gas—Illuminating Gas—Coal—Benzol | [27] |
| CHAPTER III—WORKING CYCLES | |
| Definitions of Cycle—Four Stroke Cycle—Two Stroke Cycle—Two Port, Two Stroke—Three Port, Three Stroke—Reversing—Scavenging—Junker Two Stroke Cycle | [58] |
| CHAPTER IV—INDICATOR DIAGRAMS | |
| Practical Use of the Indicator—Pressure Measurement—Reading the Card—Four Stroke Cycle Card—Defects in Practical Working—Two Stroke Cycle Card—Diesel Card—Effects of Mixture—Effects of Ignition | [72] |
| CHAPTER V—TYPICAL FOUR STROKE CYCLE ENGINES | |
| Single Cylinder—Four Cylinder Automobile—Opposed Type—V Type—Tandem—Twin Tandem—Rotary Cylinder—Radial Diesel—Knight—Argyle—Rotary Valve | [87] |
| CHAPTER VI—TYPICAL TWO STROKE CYCLE ENGINES | |
| Two Port—Three Port—Marine—Controlled Port—Aeronautic—Oechehauser—Gnome Rotary Two Stroke, Koerting | [144] |
| CHAPTER VII—OIL ENGINES | |
| Elyria—Marine Diesel—Installation—Aspiration Types—Fairbanks Morse—Kerosene—Carburetion Diesel—Semi Diesel—Combustion of Heavy Oils | [160] |
| CHAPTER VIII—IGNITION SYSTEMS | |
| Hot Tube System—Low Tension System—High Tension System—Details of Make and Break Batteries—Low Tension Magnetos—High Tension Magnetos—Coils—Adjustment—Troubles | [195] |
| CHAPTER IX—CARBURETORS | |
| Principles of Carburetion—Jet Carburetors—Water Jacketing—Fuel Supply—Different Types of Auto Carburetors—Adjustment Carburetor Troubles | [271] |
| CHAPTER X—LUBRICATION | |
| Forced Feed—Splash System—Oil Pumps—Lubrication Troubles | [285] |
| CHAPTER XI—COOLING SYSTEMS | |
| Evaporation Systems—Radiators—Air Cooling | [299] |
| CHAPTER XII—SPEED GOVERNORS | |
| Automobiles—Stationary—Adjustment—Mixture—Control—Hit and Miss—Mixed Systems | [308] |
| CHAPTER XIII—TRACTORS | |
| Gasoline and Oil Tractors—Mechanism of Various Types | [324] |
| CHAPTER XIV | |
| Steam Tractors | [349] |
| CHAPTER XV—OIL BURNERS | |
| Combustion—High Pressure System—Low Pressure System—Mixed System—Burners for Furnaces, Locomotives, etc. | [363] |
Gas, Oil and Steam Engines