Internal Combustion Engines
Hot Bulb Oil Engines and Suitable Vessels. Walter Pollock, M.I.N.A., M.I.Mech.E., M.I.M. Demy 8vo. Fully Illustrated. 42/- net.
Contents.—Scope of Book. Introductory Remarks. Comparison for Power. Demand for Engines. Owner’s Requirements. Makes of Engines. Design of Engine. Materials. Workmanship. Hot Bulbs. Fuel Pumps. Oil v. Coal. Advantages, Disadvantages. Supply of Oil Fuels. Designs of Vessels, Coefficients of Fineness. Notes on Working. Stopping the Engine. Attention while Running. Manœuvring and Running Light. Maintenance and Overhauling. Engineers’ Log. Tools. Spares for Engines. Superintendence. Notes on Installing. Classification. Lloyd’s Scantlings. Port Authorities. Passenger Certificates. Auxiliary Machinery.
The Internal Combustion Engine. Being a Text-Book on Gas, Oil, and Petrol Engines, for the use of Students and Engineers. H. E. Wimperis, M.A., M.I.E.E. 3rd Edition Revised and Enlarged. Demy 8vo. 8/6 net.
Contents.—Preface. List of Symbols. Tables of Constants. Molecular Weights of Gases. Elementary. Thermodynamic Cycles, Combustion and Explosion. Thermodynamics. The Gas Engine. The Gas Producer. Blast-Furnace and Coke-Oven Gases. Oil and Petrol Engines. Petrol Engine Efficiency and Rating. Problems and Solutions. Index.
A Primer of the Internal Combustion Engine. A Text-Book for First and Second Year Students. H. E. Wimperis, M.A., M.I.E.E., etc. Crown 8vo. 3rd Imp. 4/- net.
Contents.—List of Symbols. Useful Constants. Introductory. Theory of Heat. Behaviour of Gases and Vapours. The Ideal Engine. The Real Engine. Fuels and Gas Producers. Engine Details. Engine Tests. Bibliography. Examples and Answers. Index.
Governors and the Governing of Prime Movers. Trinks. ([See p. 16.])
Diesel Engine Design. H. F. P. Purday. Demy 8vo. 271 Illustrations. 21/- net.
Contents.—First Principles. Thermal Efficiency. Exhaust, Suction and Scavenge. The Principle of Similitude. Crank. Shafts. Fly-Wheels. Framework. Cylinders and Covers. Running Gear. Fuel Oil System. Air and Exhaust System. Compressed Air System. Valve Gear. Index.