Fueling Mechanics: 6 Classic Books on Gas, Oil, and Petrol Engines
Classic Technical Guides to Ignition, Carburetion, Lubrication, and Engine DesignBy Rodolphe Edgard Mathot, H. de Graffigny, Walter C. Runciman, John B. Rathbun, Harold Whiting Slauson, Francis John Kean
Length30h 58m
About this audiobook
Fueling Mechanics gathers six classic technical studies of gas, oil, and petrol engines into a compact history of combustion-driven power. Across explanatory prose, engineering instruction, design analysis, and practical troubleshooting, the volume charts the transition from abstract mechanical principles to the applied problems of ignition, fuel delivery, lubrication, efficiency, and operation. Its standout achievement is the cumulative portrait it offers of the internal-combustion engine as both a scientific apparatus and a transformative industrial technology. The contributors—Rodolphe Edgard Mathot, H. de Graffigny, Walter C. Runciman, John B. Rathbun, Harold Whiting Slauson, and Francis John Kean—represent a broad technical culture in which engineers, instructors, and popularizers translated rapidly developing mechanical knowledge for working readers. Their varied approaches align the collection with the age of industrial modernization, when motor transport and stationary engines reshaped labor, mobility, and everyday life. Read together, these voices reveal how engineering literature joined theory to workshop practice. This anthology is especially recommended for readers of technological history, automotive studies, and mechanical engineering. It provides a rare opportunity to compare distinct explanatory styles and technical priorities within one volume, while tracing the shared concerns that defined early engine culture. Its breadth makes it valuable both as a reference and as an invitation to sustained dialogue between design, fuel, and machine.
Audiobook details
GenreTechnology, Literary Classics
Length30 hrs 58 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 4, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants
2PREFACE
3CHAPTER III
4CHAPTER IV
5CHAPTER VII
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6CHAPTER XI
7CHAPTER XIII
8CHAPTER XIV
9CHAPTER XV
10Gas and Petroleum Engines
11PREFACE
12CHAPTER I HISTORY OF THE GAS ENGINE
13CHAPTER II THE WORKING PRINCIPLES OF THE GAS ENGINE
14CHAPTER III DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING GAS ENGINES
15CHAPTER IV CARBURETTED AIR ENGINE
16CHAPTER V PETROLEUM ENGINES
17CHAPTER VI GAS GENERATING PLANT
18CHAPTER VII ENGINES FOR USE WITH POOR GASES
19CHAPTER VIII MAINTENANCE OF GAS AND OIL ENGINES
20Gas and Oil Engines, Simply Explained
21GAS AND OIL ENGINES SIMPLY EXPLAINED
22CHAPTER V
23The Gasoline Motor
24CHAPTER I Types Of Motors
25CHAPTER IV The Ignition System
26CHAPTER VIII Cooling
27The Petrol Engine
28PREFACE
29CHAPTER III ENGINE DETAILS
30CHAPTER V THE CARBURETTOR AND CARBURATION
31CHAPTER VIII COOLING
32CHAPTER XI HORSE POWER AND THE INDICATOR DIAGRAM
33Practical Hand Book of Gas, Oil and Steam Engines
34Practical Hand Book of Gas, Oil and Steam Engines
35CHAPTER I HEAT AND POWER
36CHAPTER II FUELS AND COMBUSTION
37CHAPTER III WORKING CYCLES
38CHAPTER IV INDICATOR DIAGRAMS
39CHAPTER V TYPICAL FOUR STROKE CYCLE ENGINES
40CHAPTER VI TWO STROKE CYCLE ENGINES
41CHAPTER VII OIL ENGINES
42CHAPTER VIII IGNITION SYSTEMS (pt. 1)
43CHAPTER VIII IGNITION SYSTEMS (pt. 2)
44CHAPTER IX CARBURETORS
45CHAPTER X LUBRICATION
46CHAPTER XI COOLING SYSTEMS
47CHAPTER XII GOVERNORS AND VALVE GEAR
48CHAPTER XIII TRACTORS AND FARM POWER
49CHAPTER XIV THE STEAM TRACTOR
50CHAPTER XV. OIL BURNERS.
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