C Calorimeter, Witz, [292] Calorimeters, [284], [290] Cam, half-compression, [130], [132] Cam, relief, [130] Cams, [51] Caps of valve-chests, [124] Carbureter, [266] Care during operation of engine, [131] Casing, independence of frame, [42] Charging a producer, [221] Charging the generator, [259] Chest for exhaust, [83] Circulation of water, [98], [125] Circulation of water, how effected, [102] Circulation of water in tanks, [105] Circulation of water, regulation of, [107] Cleaning of producer, [261] Cleanliness, necessity of, [121] Cleanliness of producers, [179] Closures for charging-boxes, [223] Coal in producers, [201] Coal in producers, bituminous, [195] Coal, Pennsylvania, [203] Coal (see also Anthracite) Coal, Welsh, [203] Cock, Deutz, [224] Cock, Pierson, [224] Cock for charging-box, [223], [224] Coke in producers, [201] Coke in washers, [242] Combustion-generators, [193] Combustion, inverted, [195] Compression, determination of, [273] Compression, faulty, [134] Compression, high, [154] Compression in Banki engine, [264] Compression in Diesel engine, [264] Compression, losses in, [143] Compression period, [21] Compression, relation to power developed, [122] Compressors for producers, [182] Connecting-rod bearings, [45] Connecting-rod bearings, rational design of, [45] Connecting-rod, lubrication of, [113], [115] Consulting engineer, advisability of retaining, [282] Consumption at half load and full load, [62] Consumption at various loads, [62] Consumption in double or triple acting engines, [62] Consumption of gas, [173] Consumption of gas in burner, [30] Consumption of suction-producers, [200] Consumption per effective horse-power, [62] Cooler for gas, [199] Cooler, for producer, [240] Coolers, [107] Coolers, size of, [109] Cooling of cylinder, [98], [100], [156] Cooling of producer-gas engines, [203] Cooling, thermo-siphon, [100] Cost of oil and volatile hydrocarbon engines, [268] Crank-pin, tensile strength of, [51] Crank-shaft, [50], [51] Crank-shaft bearings, [44] Crank-shaft bearings, design of, [46] Crank-shaft, effect of premature explosion on, [30] Crank-shaft lubrication, [117] Crank-shaft, material of, [50] Crosshead, care of, [123] Cycle, analysis of, [276] Cylinder, arrangement of, [41] Cylinder, cleaning of, [122] Cylinder, cooling of, [156] Cylinder, evacuation of, [83], [131] Cylinder, gravel in, [137] Cylinder, grinding of, [42] Cylinder, incandescent particles in, [142] Cylinder, independence of casing, Compression in, [42] Cylinder-jacket (see Water-jacket) Cylinder lubrication, [112] Cylinder-oil, [112], [149] Cylinder, overhang in horizontal engines, [42] Cylinder, overheating of, [148] Cylinder, presence of water in, [136] Cylinder-shell, [41] Cylinder, smoke from, [149] Cylinder, temperature during operation of engine, [132] Cylinder, thrust of, [43] Cylinder, tightness of, [122]
D Damper, Pintsch, [224] Dampers, [223] Detonations, untimely, [141] Distributing mechanism, derangement of, [152] Drain-cock in gas-pipes, [70], [75] Drain-cocks, testing of, [256] Drier for producer-gas, [248] Dust-collector, [239] Dust-collector, Benz, [239] Dust-collector, Bollinckx, [239] Dust-collector, Pintsch, [239] Dust-collector, Wiedenfeld, [239] Dynamo, lifting brushes from, in stopping engine, [132] E Ebelmen principle, [195] Engine, Banki, [264] Engine, Diesel, [264] Engine, producer-gas and steam, compared, [203] Engine, selection of, [279] Engine, starting a producer-gas, [258] Engineer, duty of a consulting, [281] Engines, governing oil, [265] Engines, oil, [264], [265] Engines, producer-gas, [153] Engines, producer-gas, temperature of, [157] Engines, specifications of, [281] Engines, speed of oil, [264] Engines, tests of, [268] Engines, volatile hydrocarbon, [264], [267] Engines, writers on oil, [266] Escape-pipes, [228] Essences, [264] Exhaust, [83] Exhaust, back pressure to, [151] Exhaust, determination of resistance to, [274] Exhaust into sewer or chimney, [85] Exhaust, noises of, [94], [141] Exhaust period, [22] Exhaust, water in, [136] Exhausters, [183] Exhaust-chest, [83] Exhaust-muffler, [86], [94] Exhaust-pipe, [83], [85] Exhaust-pipe, design of, [96], [97] Exhaust-pipe, joints for, [85] Exhaust-pipe, oil in, [151] Exhaust-valve, binding of, [152] Exhaust-valve, cooling of, [25] Expansion-boxes, [95] Expansion period, [22] Expert, necessity of an, [282], [283] Explosion, spontaneous, [140] Explosion-engines (see Gas-engines) Explosion period, [22] Explosion-recorder, analysis of inertia of, [277] Explosion-recorder for industrial engines, [285] Explosion-recorder, the continuous, [269] Explosions, comparison of average force of, [275] Explosion-records, [288] Explosions, retarded, [143] F Fans for producers, [181] Feeder, Winterthur, [236] Feed-hopper, [224] Fire-box, door of, [221] Flues, escape, [228] Fly-wheel, oil on, [120] Fly-wheel, starting the, [131] Fly-wheels, [46] Fly-wheels as pulleys, [46] Fly-wheels, balancing of, [46] Fly-wheels, curved spoke, how mounted, [49] Fly-wheels, fastening of, [46] Fly-wheels, proper mounting of, [46] Fly-wheels, rim of, [46] Fly-wheels, single, [48], [92] Fly-wheels, single, for dynamo-engines, [46] Fly-wheels, straight and curved spoke, [49] Fly-wheels with hit-and-miss system, [50] Foundation, [44], [87] Foundation, design of, [88], [89] Foundation, excavation for, [88] Foundation, insulation of, [89], [90] Foundation of dynamo-engine, [91]
Frame, [43] Frame, method of securing, to foundation, [44] Fuel of producers, [178], [187], [254] Fuel, qualities of, [201] Fuel (see also Lignite, Peat, Sawdust, Wood, Coal, etc.) Fuel, size of, [201] Fuel, smoke-producing, [254] G Gas, ascertaining purity of, [128] Gas, blast-furnace, [153] Gas, calorific value of, [284] Gas, calorific value of producer, [200] Gas, coke-oven, [153] Gas consumption, [173] Gas consumption of burner, [30] Gas, effect of quality, [152] Gas-engine, balancing of, [46] Gas-engine, care during operation, [131] Gas-engine, cost of installation, [19] Gas-engine, cost of operation, [19] Gas-engine, difficulties in starting, [134] Gas-engine, how to start a, [128] Gas-engine, how to stop a, [132] Gas-engine, installation of a, [68] Gas-engine, location of a, [68] Gas-engine, selection of a, [21] Gas-engine, simplicity of installation, [17] Gas-engine, the four-cycle, [21] Gas-engines, adjustment of, [126] Gas-engines, care of, [121] Gas-engines, "Steam-Hammer," [57] Gas-engines, temperature of, [158] Gas-engines, tests of, [283] Gas-engines, vertical, [56] Gas-engines, writers on, [68] Gas, fuel, [153] Gas-holder, [186], [189] Gas-holders, [247] Gas-holder, combined with washer or scrubber, [186] Gas, illuminating (see Street-gas) Gas, impurities of, [172] Gas, Mond, [153], [167] Gasometer (see Gas-holder) Gas, producer (see Producer-gas) Gas production, [173] Gas, purification of wood, [195] Gas supply, necessity of coolness, [69] Gas-valve, necessity of independent operation of, [27] Gas, water, [153], [169] Gas, wood, [153], [168] Gases, analysis of, [290] Generator (see also Producer) Generator, Benz, [207] Generator, Bollinckx, [207] Generator, care of, [259] Generator, charging the, [259] Generator, construction of, [177], [207] Generator, dimensions of, [252] Generator, Dowson, [177] Generator, firing the, [205], [256] Generator, hot operation of, [252] Generator of suction producer, [205] Generator, operation of, [251] Generator, Pierson, [215] Generator, Pintsch, [207] Generator, Taylor, [207] Generator, Wiedenfeld, [207] Generator, Winterthur, [207] Generator with internal vaporizer, [206] Generators, blowing, [169] Generators, pressure, [169], [177] Governor, ball, [52], [53] Governor, care during operation, [131] Governor, hit-and-miss, [52], [54] Governor, inertia, [53] Governor, sensitiveness of, [52] Governors, [53] Governors, adjustment of, [124] Governors, care of, [123] Governors, centrifugal, [56] Governors, centrifugal, with hit-and-miss regulation, [55] Governors for oil-engines, [265] Governors for producer-gas engines, [161] Governors, hit-and-miss, [54] Governors, variable admission, [56] Grate, Bénier's, [216] Grate of generator-lining, [214] Grate, Kiderlen, [216] Grate, Pintsch, [216] Grate, Wiedenfeld, [216]
H Heater, air, [238] Hit-and-miss regulation (see Governors) Holders, gas, [247] Hopper, Bollinckx, [225] Hopper, Deutz, [225] Hopper for generator, [224] Hopper, removable feed, [225] Hopper, Taylor, [225] Hopper, Wiedenfeld, [225] Hopper, Winterthur, [225] Horse-power, definition of, [60] Horse-power, determination of, [61] Horse-power (see also Power) Hot tubes (see Tubes) Hydrocarbons, volatile, for engine fuel, [264] I Ignition, [27], [122] Ignition, adjustment of, [144] Ignition by battery and coil, [31] Ignition by magneto, [33] Ignition, curing defects of electric, [145] Ignition, defective, [152] Ignition, disadvantages of belated, [28] Ignition, disadvantages of premature, [28] Ignition, effect of lost motion, [146] Ignition, effect of mixture composition on, [28] Ignition, effect of temperature of flame on, [28] Ignition, effect of water on, [136] Ignition, electric, [30], [139] Ignition, electric, regulation of, [145] Ignition, faulty, [143] Ignition for high-pressure engines, [35] Ignition, hot-tube, [159] Ignition, imperfect, [137] Ignition, objections to electric, [31] Ignition of producer-gas, [160] Ignition, premature, [139], [142] Ignition, premature, in high-pressure engines, [158] Ignition, prevention of, by faulty compression, [134] Ignition, proper timing of, [27] Ignition, spontaneous, [140], [159] Ignition, tests prior to starting engine, [129] Ignition-tubes (see Tubes) Incrustation of water-jacket, [98], [148] Incrustation, prevention of, [107] Incrustations, [255] Indicators, [285] Indicator-records, [127] Induction-coil, [32] Installation, laws governing gas-engine, [86] J Joints, [125] Joints, care of, [124] L Laming mass, [246] Laws governing gas-engines, [86] Leakage of pipes, [69] Lift-valve for charging-box, [223] Lignite in producers, [188] Lining, refractory, [211] Lining, support for generator, [214] Loads, consumption at half and full, [62] Location of engine, [68] Lubricate (see Oils) Lubricating-pumps, [115] Lubrication, [111], [121] Lubrication, difficulties entailed by, [119] Lubrication, faulty, [149] Lubrication of crank-shaft, [117] Lubrication of high-power engine, [116] Lubrication of valve-stem, [119] Lubricator, cotton-waste, [117] Lubricators, automatic, [113] Lubricators, disconnection of, when stopping engine, [132] Lubricators, examination of, before starting, [129] Lubricators, feed of, [121] Lubricators, revolving-ring, [118] Lubricators, sight-feed, [118] Lubricators, types of, [113]
M Magneto, adaptability for producer-gas, [35] Magneto, control of, [38] Magneto, efficiency of, [34] Magneto-igniter, construction of, [35] Magneto ignition, [33] Magneto ignition, precautions to be taken, [34] Magneto, inspection of, before starting engine, [129] Magneto, mechanical control of, [33] Magneto, operation of, [33] Magneto, regulation of, [37] Maintenance of plants, [295] Manograph, [269] Mass, Laming, [246] Meters, capacity of, [70] Meters, dry, [72] Meters, evaporation in wet, [70] Meters, falsification of records, [70] Meters, inclination of, [71] Meters, size of, [71] Misfire, [137] Mixture, effect of high compression in, [155] Mixture, effect of high pressure on, [156] Mixture, governing by varying the, [161]-164 Mixture, poorness of, [143] Mixture, pressure of, [26] Mixture-valve, necessity of independence of operation of, [27] Mortar for foundation, [87] Motion, lost, [146] Muffler for exhaust, [86], [94] N Naphthalene in gas-pipes, [70] Noises, cause of, [92] Noises of exhaust, [94] O Oilers (see Lubricators) Oiling (see Lubrication) Oil, addition of sulphur to, [147] Oil, cylinder, [149] Oil-engines, [264], [265] Oil-engines, governing, [265] Oil-engines, speed of, [264] Oil-engines, writers on, [266] Oil for engine fuel, [264] Oil, freezing of, [150] Oil-guard for fly-wheel, [120] Oil-lamp, [266] Oil, prevention of spreading on fly-wheel, [120] Oil-pumps, [115], [226] Oil, quality of, [150] Oil, splashing of, [119] Oil-tank, [266] Oils, how tested, [112] Oils, mineral for lubrication, [112] Oils, purification of, [113] Oils, quality of, [112] Oils, requisites of, [112] Operation, steadiness of, [52] Otto cycle, [21] Overheating, [152] Overheating, prevention of, [147] P Pacini treatment, [171] Peat in producers, [188] Perturbations, [134] Petrol (see Oil) Pipe-hangers, [86] Pipes, [69] Pipes, cross-section of, [70] Pipes, disposition of, [77] Pipes, escape, [228] Pipes, exposure to cold, [69] Pipes for exhaust, [83] Pipes for producer-gas, [249] Pipes for water-tanks, [102], [103], [105] Pipes, hanging of, [86] Pipes, insulation from foundations and walls, [94] Pipes, leakage of, [69] Pipes, minimum diameter of branch, [81] Pipes, proper size of, [70] Piston, [39], [122] Piston, avoidance of insertions or projections, [39] Piston, cleaning of, [141] Piston, curved faces inadvisable, [39] Piston, direct connection with crank-shaft, [43]
Piston, finish of, [41] Piston, importance of, [111] Piston, leakage of, [136] Piston, overheating of, [148] Piston, position of, in starting, [130] Piston, rear face of, [39] Piston-pin, construction of bearing at, [40] Piston-pin, location of, [41] Piston-pin, locking of, [40] Piston-pin, lubrication of, [113] Piston-pin, material of, [40,] [51] Piston-pin, strength of, [40] Piston-rings, fouling of, [149] Piston-rings, material of, [41] Piston-rings, number of, [41] Piston-rod, effect of premature explosion on, [30] Piston-wear, [40] Poisoning, carbon monoxide, [170] Porcelain of spark-plug, [32] Power, definition of, [60] Power, measuring engine, [285] Power, "Nominal," [61] Precautions to be taken in starting, [128] Pressure, back, to exhaust, [151] Pressure-generators, [169], [177] Pressure in producer-gas engines, [160] Pressure-lubricators, [114] Pressure-producers, [174] Pressure-regulator, bell as, [187] Pressure-regulators, [77] Pressure-regulators, their construction, [78] Pressures, high, in producer-gas engines, [154] Preheaters, [229] Producer, assembling, [253] Producer, Bénier, [216] Producer, Benz, [228], [239], [240] Producer, Bollinckx, [206], [220], [225], [228], [234], [239] Producer, Chavanon, [229] Producer, cleaning of, [261] Producer, Dawson, [174] Producer, Deschamps, [198] Producer, Deutz, [206], [220], [224], [225], [228], [229], [240] Producer, Deutz, [231], [232] Producer, Deutz lignite, [188] Producer, Duff, [195] Producer, Fangé-Chavanon, [198] Producer, Fichet-Heurty, [240], [245] Producer, Gardie, [183] Producer-gas, [153] Producer-gas, [165] Producer-gas as a furnace fuel, [177] Producer-gas, calorific value of, [200] Producer-gas, composition of, [166] Producer-gas plants, tests of, [297] Producer-gas, writers on, [154] Producer, general arrangement of suction, [204] Producer, Goebels, [206] Producer, Hille, [206], [239] Producer, Kiderlen, [206] Producer, Kiderlen, [216] Producer, Koerting, [232] Producer, Lencauchez, [212], [214] Producer, Phœnix, [217] Producer, Pierson, [224], [229] Producer, Pintsch, [206], [216], [224], [231], [232], [239], [245], [248] Producer, Riché, [168], [190], [193], [195], [216] Producer (see also Generator) Producer, stoppage of, [261] Producer, Taylor, [206], [214], [225], [231], [232] Producer, test by smoke, [254] Producer, test of Deutz, [298] Producer, test of Dowson, [296] Producer, tests of Winterthur, [297] Producer, Thwaite, [195] Producer, Wiedenfeld, [206], [216], [220], [225], [234], [239] Producer, Winterthur, [225], [228], [236] Producers, advantages of suction, [199] Producers, combustion, [193] Producers, conditions of perfect operation, [251] Producers, consumption of suction, [200] Producers, distilling, [190] Producers, efficiency of, [201] Producers, efficiency of lignite, [190] Producers, efficiency of wood, [194] Producers, lignite, [188] Producers, maintenance of, [254] Producers, peat, [188] Producers, pressure, [174] Producers, self-reducing, [193] Producers, specifications of, [281]
Producers, suction, [199] Producers, suction (see also Suction-producers) Producers, tests of, [297] Producers with external vaporizers, [206] Production of gas, [173] Pulley, disconnection of, in stopping engine, [132] Pump, circulating with by-pass, [106] Purifier, fiber, [185] Purifier, Fichet-Heurtey, [245] Purifier, material for, [245] Purifier, moss, [185] Purifier, Pintsch, [245] Purifier, sawdust, [185] Purifiers for gas, [184] Purifiers for producer-gas, [244] R Recorder, analysis of inertia of explosion, [277] Recorder, explosion, for industrial engines, [285] Recorder, the continuous explosion, [269] Records of engines, [284] Records of explosions, [288] Records, indicator, [127] Regrinding of valves, [122] Regularity, cyclic, [48], [53] Remagnetization of magnetos, [33] Resuscitation after asphyxiation, [171] Retort, cleaning of, [225] Retort of producer, [190] Retort, support, [214] Revolutions, variations in number of, [52] Rollers, [51] Running, steadiness of, [52] S Sand for foundation, [87] Sawdust in producers, [193] Scavenging, [142], [155] Scrubber, [189], [199] Scrubber, combined with gas-holder, [186] Scrubber for producer-gas, [240] Scrubber, size of, [253] Selection of gas-engine, [21] Shavings in producers, [193] Slide-valve for charging-box, [223] Slide-valve, its disadvantages, [23] Sluice-valves, [101] Smoke from cylinder, [149] Spark-plug, [32] Specifications of engines, [281] Specifications of producers, [281] Speed, how to increase, [124] Speed of oil-engines, [264] Speed of volatile hydrocarbon engines, [264] Speed, variation of, with load, [52] Spokes of fly-wheels, [49] Spring for valves (see Valves) Springs, selection of, for explosion-recorder, [277] Starter, Tangye, [65] Starting an engine, [128] Starting, automatic, [63], [130] Starting by compressed air, [64] Starting by hand, [63] Starting by hand-pumps, [64] Starting, difficulties in, [134] Starting, how accomplished, [66] Starting of producer-gas engine, [258] Steadiness, [52] Steam-engine, cost of installation, [19] Steam-engine, cost of operation, [19] Stoppage of producer, [261] Stopping the engine, [132] Stops, sudden, [151] Straw in producers, [193], [254] Street-gas, [165] Suction, determination of resistance to, [274] Suction, noises caused by, [141] Suction of air, [81] Suction period, [21] Suction-producer, general arrangement of, [204] Suction-producers, [199] Suction-producers, advantages of, [199] Suction-producers, efficiency of, [201] Suction-valve, leakage of, [142] Super-heater, Winterthur, [236] Sylvester treatment, [171] T Tanks, connection of, [105]
Tanks, design of, [103] Tanks, location of, [102] Tanks for water-jacket, how mounted, [101] Tar in producer-plants, [200] Tar, removal of, [250] Tar (see also Scrubber, Purifier, etc.) Taylor, A., [199] Terminals of magneto apparatus, [34] Tests of gas-engine plants, [283] Tests of high-speed engines, [268] Tests of producer-gas engines, [297] Thrust-bearings, [51] Tongue, traction of, in asphyxiation cases, [172] Tower, washer, [244] Town-gas (see Street-gas) Tree branches for coolers, [107] Trepidations, [92] Tube, gas-supply pipe of incandescent, [77] Tube, incandescent, [27] Tube, incandescent, adjustment of, [144] Tube, incandescent, breakage of, [137] Tube, incandescent, danger of breaking, [131] Tube, incandescent, how started, [128] Tube, incandescent, leakage of, [138] Tubes as vaporizers, [231] Tubes, incandescent, [28], [159] Tubes, incandescent, valved, [29] Tubes, use of special valves with incandescent, [29] Tubes, valveless ignition, [28] V Valve-chests, [124] Valve mechanism, slide, [23] Valve-regrinding, [122], [135] Valve-stem lubrication, [119] Valves, [122] Valves, accessibility of, [25] Valves, cooling of, [25] Valves, cooling of, in high-pressure engines, [156] Valves, defective operation of, [135] Valves, free, [27] Valves, mechanical control of, [27] Valves, modern, [24] Valves, necessity of cleanliness, [25] Valves, regulation of, before starting, [129] Valves, requisites of, [25] Valves, retardation in action of, [146] Vaporizer, Bollinckx, [234] Vaporizer, Chavanon, [229], [234] Vaporizer, Deutz, [231], [232], [229], [225] Vaporizer, Field, [233] Vaporizer, internal, [206] Vaporizer, Koerting, [232] Vaporizer, maintenance of, [255] Vaporizer, operation of, [234] Vaporizer, Pierson, [229] Vaporizer, Pintsch, [231], [232] Vaporizer-preheaters, [229] Vaporizer, size of, [253] Vaporizer, Taylor, [231], [232] Vaporizer, Wiedenfeld, [225], [234] Vaporizers, external, [206], [230] Vaporizers, internal, [229] Vaporizers, partition, [234] Vaporizers, regulation of, [236] Vaporizers, tubular, [231] Ventilation in engine-room, [69] Vibration, [89] Vibration of air, [92] Vibration, prevention of, [89], [90] W Water circulation, [98], [107], [125] Water circulation by pump, [107] Water circulation, care during operation, [132] Water circulation, how effected, [102] Water circulation, prevention of freezing, [133] Water-coolers, [106] Water-coolers, size of, [109] Water for circulation, [99] Water for producer-gas engines, [203] Water-gas, [153], [167] Water in cylinder, [136] Water in exhaust, [136] Water-jacket, [41], [98], [125], [157] Water-jacket, incrustation of, [148] Water-jacket, outlet of, [98] Water-jacket, prevention of incrustation, [107] Water-pipe, [102]
Water, purification of, for circulation, [98] Water, running, for jacket, [98] Water-tanks, [101] Water-tanks, connection of, [103], [105] Water-tanks, design of, [103] Water-tanks, location of, [102] Washer, Benz, [240] Washer, combined with gas-holder, [186] Washer, Deutz, [240] Washer, Fichet-Heurtey, [240] Washer for gas, [199] Washer for producer-gas, [240] Washer, maintenance of, [256] Washer, material employed in, [242] Washer, Winterthur, [240] Washers, [184] Wear, premature, [146] Witz apparatus, [284] Wood as fuel, [254] Wood, calorific value, [194] Wood-gas, [153], [168] Wood-gas, purification of, [195] Wood in producers, [190], [192], [193] Work, definition of effective, [60]