THEO. AUDEL & CO., 63 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK
STEAM ENGINE PRACTICE $2
“It has been well said that engineers are born, not made; those in demand to fill the positions created by the great installations of power-producing machinery now so common, are men who are familiar with the contents of good books, and as well, are the product of a hard bought practical experience.”
THIS work is gotten up to fill a long-felt need for a practical book. It gives directions for running the various types of steam engines that are to-day in the market.
A list of subjects, which are fully yet concisely discussed, are as follows:
Introduction; The Steam Engine; Historical Facts Relating to the Steam Engine: Engine Foundations; The Steam Piston; Connecting Rods; Eccentric; Governor; Materials; Workmanship; Care and Management; Lining up a Horizontal or Vertical Engine; Lining Shafting; Valve Setting; Condensers; Steam Separators; Air, Gas, and Compressing Engines: Compounding; Arithmetic of the Steam Engine; Theory of the Steam Engine; Construction.
There also is a description of numerous types of the engines now in operation, such as the Corliss, Westinghouse, and many others.
The book also treats generously upon the Marine, Locomotive and Gas Engines.