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 42m
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 42 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 4, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants
2Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants
3PREFACE
4CHAPTER III
5CHAPTER IV
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6CHAPTER VII
7CHAPTER XI
8CHAPTER XIII
9CHAPTER XIV
10CHAPTER XV
11Gas and Petroleum Engines
12PREFACE
13CHAPTER I HISTORY OF THE GAS ENGINE
14CHAPTER II THE WORKING PRINCIPLES OF THE GAS ENGINE
15CHAPTER III DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING GAS ENGINES
16CHAPTER IV CARBURETTED AIR ENGINE
17CHAPTER V PETROLEUM ENGINES
18CHAPTER VI GAS GENERATING PLANT
19CHAPTER VII ENGINES FOR USE WITH POOR GASES
20CHAPTER VIII MAINTENANCE OF GAS AND OIL ENGINES
21Gas and Oil Engines, Simply Explained
22Gas and Oil Engines, Simply Explained
23GAS AND OIL ENGINES SIMPLY EXPLAINED
24CHAPTER V
25The Gasoline Motor
26The Gasoline Motor
27CHAPTER I Types Of Motors
28CHAPTER IV The Ignition System
29CHAPTER VIII Cooling
30The Petrol Engine
31The Petrol Engine
32PREFACE
33CHAPTER III ENGINE DETAILS
34CHAPTER V THE CARBURETTOR AND CARBURATION
35CHAPTER VIII COOLING
36CHAPTER XI HORSE POWER AND THE INDICATOR DIAGRAM
37Practical Hand Book of Gas, Oil and Steam Engines
38Practical Hand Book of Gas, Oil and Steam Engines
39CHAPTER I HEAT AND POWER
40CHAPTER II FUELS AND COMBUSTION
41CHAPTER III WORKING CYCLES
42CHAPTER IV INDICATOR DIAGRAMS
43CHAPTER V TYPICAL FOUR STROKE CYCLE ENGINES
44CHAPTER VI TWO STROKE CYCLE ENGINES
45CHAPTER VII OIL ENGINES
46CHAPTER VIII IGNITION SYSTEMS (pt. 1)
47CHAPTER VIII IGNITION SYSTEMS (pt. 2)
48CHAPTER IX CARBURETORS
49CHAPTER X LUBRICATION
50CHAPTER XI COOLING SYSTEMS
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