POWER, transmission by gearing, belting, water, compressed air, etc.
LOADS, transportation.
III.
HISTORY AND PRESENT FORMS OF THE PRIME MOVERS.
Windmills, their theory, construction, and application.
Water Wheels. Theory, construction, application, testing, and comparison of principal types.
Air, Gas, and Electric Engines, similarly treated.
STEAM ENGINES.--Classification. [Marine (merchant) Engine assumed as representative type.] Theory. Construction, including general design, form and proportion of details.
Boilers similarly considered. Estimates of cost.
Comparison of principal types of Engines and Boilers. Management and repairing. Testing and recording performance.