Excerpt from Gas and Petroleum Engines, Vol. 1: A Manual for Students and Engineers The success of the first edition has encouraged me to prepare this new book with the original aim to aid engineer ing students and engineers in studying Gas and Petroleum Engines, and the principles that. Underlie and control their action, so as to put the practical man in a position to test the performance of these engines, and to make an intelligent use of his own observations. Experience in teaching engineering students has led me to endeavour, by a simple, detailed treat ment, to make the work useful as a text-book on the subject. Brief historical notes trace the evolution of the internal combustion engine from the crude gunpowder engine to modern gas and oil engines. The main features and details of the chief types of motors established in common use are shown by many illustrations, with description of the action and trials of each engine. A special chapter has been added on petroleum - oil and spirit - engines. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.