All About Engines

Index 347 Electric light stations, engines in, 324 ; lighting, on ships, 306; spark, for petrol motor, 211; spark ignition, 187 Electricity generating stations, 245 Energy, heat converted into, 309, 327 ; in coal, 301; kinetic, 21, 309; potential, 21, 309 Engines, aeroplane, 224 et seq-, 320 ; atmospheric, 31 ; balance in, 111 et seq.; Beiliss and Morcom, 135 ; compound, 136, 146, 278; com- pound condensing, 284 ; coupled, 269 ; cylinder, 220 ; Daimler, 207, 213 ; Daracq, 213 ; Diesel, 234 et seq., 245, 249, 294, 337 ; double- acting, 52, 201,243; four-coupled, 269; four-stroke, 186, 237, 323; gas, 183 et seq., 332; Green, 228 ; horizontal, 132 et seq.; internal combustion, 183, 206, 231, 319, 340; Itala, 213; Lenoir’s, 183; marine, 245 et seq., 273 et seq., 293, 296, 302, 305, 338; motor-boat, 221 ; motor-car, 315, 320; motor- cycle, 220; oil, 231 et seq., 319, 323> 337 ! petrol, 220, 321, 315, 320, 337 ; Priestman’s, 231 ; quad- ruple expansion, 146, 278; R. A. F., 229; reciprocating, 105 et seq., 279 ; Rolls-Royce, 229 ; rotary, 52, 274, 277 ; side beam, 277 ; single- cylinder, in, 229; single-ended, 259; six-coupled, 270; Stirling, 259 ; submarine, 247, 338 ; Sun- beam, 229 ; triple-expansion, 146, 278; two-cylinder, 114; types of locomotive, 269 ; Uniflow, 130 ; V-shaped, 220, 229; vertical, 132 et seq., 237 et seq. Equilibrium valve, 94, 136 Evaporators, 292 Evinrude motor, 223 "Exciter,” the, 174 Exhaust, point of, 318; port, 13; turbines, 175 et seq. Expansion of steam, 45, 50 Expansion valve, 120 Expansive working, 143 Expeller, ash, 297 Explosion pump, 202 F FEED pump, 100 et seq., 287 et seq. Feed-water heating and regulating, 90 et seq. Ferranti’s valve, 95 Firebox, 68 et seq., 262 et seq. Fitch’s steamboat, 274 Flight, first attempts at, 224 Flues, 65 et seq. Flywheel, the, 8 et seq., 212 Foot-pounds, 18, 307 et seq. Forced draught, 87 et seq. “ Four-coupled engines,” 269 Four-stroke engine, 186, 237, 323 Friction, 133, 309 Fuel, 105 ; and its problems, 326 et seq.; for gas engine, 192 ; future and, 339; gas as, 332 ; gas pro- ducer, 193 ; motor, 214; oil as, 339; paraffin as, 214, 221, 231; peat as, 328 ; wood, 328 ; work value of, 307 et seq. Fulton the First, 275 Fulton’s steamboat, 275 G Galileo, 25 Galloway tubes, 64 Garrett articulated locomotive, 272 Gas cleaner, 195 ; coal, 192 ; cylinder, 191, 198 Gas engines, 183, 198, 323, 332 ; double acting, 201 ; explosion pump of, 202 ; governor of, 188 ; ignition in, 187; Lenoir’s, 183; Otto’s, 184; piston of, 200; ports in, 201 ; pressure indicators for, 319; principle of, 184; start- ing, 194 ; two-stroke, 200 ; water jacket of, 200 Gas generator, 295 ; producer, 193, 332 ; value of, 332 et seq. ; water, 194 Gasolene (see Petrol), 207 Gauge, rail, 261 ; water, 91 Gear, Howe’s reversing, 287 ; Stephen- son’s, 282 ; Gear-box, the, 222 Geared turbine, 303