THE BOOK OF MODERN ENGINES (6 VOLUMES)
Written by Rankin Kennedy
Published by Caxton Publishing Company Limited
- Categorised in:
- ENGINEERING
- INDUSTRY
View more images
THE BOOK OF MODERN ENGINES (6 VOLUMES)
Written by Rankin Kennedy.
Stock no. 1806583
Hardback.
Good condition.
An Entirely New and Revised Edition. 6 volumes. A practical work on prime movers and the transmission of power steam, electric, water, gas, and hot air. Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos and illustrations. 2 volumes have elaborate colour diagrams at front of book. Top & tail of spines worn with fraying to cloth. Volume I - spine is split to both sides and backstrip is worn, one hinge is broken so that contents are in two halves. Foxing to text blocks. Contents are generally clean. A good working copy.
Front cover
Contents
- LIST OF CONTENTS TO VOLUME I
- INTRODUCTORY
- CHAPTER I
- FIRST PRINCIPLES AND DATA
- FIRST PRINCIPLES AND DATA
- PRINCIPLES OF TURBINES
- PRINCIPLES OF ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION
- CHAPTER II
- PRIME MOVERS, CLASSIFICATION OF
- CLASSIFICATION OF WIND POWER
- HYDRAULIC MACHINES AND WATER PRESSURE ENGINES
- WATER TURBINES
- TURBINE GOVERNORS
- NEW AND IMPROVED TURBINES FOR HIGH AND LOW HEADS
- FLUID-ON-FLUID WATER PRESSURE ENGINES
- INJECTORS, CONICAL TUBES, VENTURI TUBES
- HYDRAULIC AIR COMPRESSOR
- STEAM INJECTORS
- CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS
- TURBO BLOWERS
- CHAPTER III
- MODERN STEAM TURBINES
- PARSONS TURBINES
- DE LAVAL TURBINES
- CURTIS TURBINES
- TURBINE TESTS
- CHAPTER IV
- RECENT STEAM TURBINES
- PARSONS, BLADING, WILLANS & ROBINSON, DICK-KERR, BERGMANN, DISC AND DRUM
- LIST OF CONTENTS TO VOLUME II
- CHAPTER 1
- STEAM TURBINES
- HIGH VACUA CONDENSERS
- TURBINE WHEEL GEARING
- TURBINES IN GENERAL
- ROTARY ENGINES
- HOT AIR ENGINES
- CHAPTER II
- CONSTANT PRESSURE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
- GRADUAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
- GRADUAL COMBUSTION TURBINES
- CHAPTER III
- EXPLOSION COMBUSTION ENGINES
- OIL AND PETROL ENGINES
- GAS PRODUCERS
- CHAPTER IV
- VARIOUS GAS AND OIL ENGINES
- CHAPTER V
- IGNITION, SELF-STARTERS
- BLACKSTONE AND GRIFFIN OIL ENGINES
- LIST OF CONTENTS TO VOLUME III
- CHAPTER I
- GAS AND OIL ENGINES
- THE CAMPBELL GAS AND OIL ENGINES
- GAS AND OIL ENGINE ECONOMICS
- OECHELHAUSER ENGINES
- PRACTICAL NOTES ON INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
- CHAPTER II
- AUTOCAR ENGINES
- ELEMENTARY REVIEW
- CARBURETTERS AND AIR VALVES, COOLING AND OILING
- PISTONS, CYLINDERS, VALVES
- VARIOUS MOTOR CARS AND ENGINES
- MOTOR CYCLES
- RECENT MOTOR CAR IMPROVEMENTS
- CHAPTER III
- ELECTRICAL AUTOCARS
- CHAPTER IV
- PETROL AND OIL MOTOR BOATS
- MOTOR BOAT ENGINES
- AERONAUTICAL ENGINES
- CHAPTER V
- STEAM AUTOCAR ENGINES
- LIST OF CONTENTS TO VOLUME IV
- CHAPTER I
- HUMPHREY GAS PUMP
- LAMPLOUGH'S ENGINES AND PUMPS
- AUTOMATIC BOILER FEEDS AND PUMPS
- SMALL MARINE BOILERS AND ENGINES
- HYDRAULIC STEERING GEARING AND WINCHES
- MARINE PROPELLERS
- CHAPTER II
- MARINE ENGINES AND STEAM STEERING GEARS
- PADDLES AND STERN WHEELERS
- MARINE ENGINES, VERTICAL
- MARINE STEAM TURBINES
- INTERNAL COMBUSTION MARINE ENGINES
- AUXILIARY MACHINERY
- ELECTRICAL IGNITION AND MOTORS
- CHAPTER III
- LOCOMOTIVES
- STEAM ROAD WAGONS
- LIST OF CONTENTS TO VOLUME IV
- CHAPTER I
- STEAM ENGINE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES
- CYLINDERS AND PISTONS
- PISTON RODS AND PACKING
- CONNECTING RODS
- VALVE GEARING AND GOVERNORS
- VALVES
- CONDENSERS
- AIR PUMPS AND FEED PUMPS
- LINK MOTIONS
- FLY-WHEELS AND BALANCING ENGINES
- TESTING INSTRUMENTS
- ENGINEERING METERING
- SOME BOILER FITTINGS
- CHAPTER II
- WATER SEPARATORS, EVAPORATORS, STEAM TRAPS AND SUPERHEATERS
- SEPARATORS
- EVAPORATORS
- SUPERHEATERS
- WATER SOFTENERS
- EXPANSION JOINTS
- CHAPTER III
- RECIPROCATING PISTON ENGINES
- HORIZONTAL ENGINE CONDENSERS
- PAXMAN-LENTZ ENGINES
- ALLEN'S SMALL STEAM ENGINES
- CHAPTER IV
- HIGH-SPEED STEAM ENGINES
- LIST OF CONTENTS TO VOLUME VI
- CHAPTER I
- SOME RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
- STEAM TURBINES
- A ROTARY ENGINE
- STEAM HAMMERS
- DYNAMOMETERS
- CHAPTER II
- STEAM BOILERS
- THE PAXMAN "ECONOMIC" BOILER
- VERTICAL BOILERS
- TAYNGYE'S VERTICAL BOILER
- THE COLONIAL BOILER
- CLARKE CHAPMAN'S VERTICAL BOILER
- WATER-TUBE BOILERS
- CONSTITUTION OF BABCOCK & WILCOX BOILERS
- BACOCK & WILCOX MARINE BOILER
- HMS SHELDRAKE - TESTS AND SEA TRIALS
- BABCOCK AN WILCOX BOILER CHIMNEYS
- HORNSBY UPRIGHT WATER-TUBE BOILER
- TESTS OF HORNSBY BOILER
- PARTICULARS OF TRIALS BY PROFESSOR ROBINSON
- CLARKE CHAPMAN'S WATER-TUBE BOILER
- THE STIRLING WATER-TUBE BOILER
- DETAILS OF STIRLING MARINE BOILER
- THE YARROW MARINE TUBULAR BOILER
- THORNYCROFT'S TUBULAR MARINE BOILERS
- LAUNCH TYPE OF THORNYCROFT BOILER
- THE MORRIN CLIMAX TUBULAR BOILER
- THE MUMFORD MARINE BOILER FOR LAUNCHES
- COAL-DUST FIRING FOR BOILERS
- LIQUID FUEL FOR BOILER
- STEAM-JET SPRAYERS
- BOILER TUBES AND FLUES
- CHAPTER III
- THE TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION OF POWER FROM PRIME MOVERS
- DISTRIBUTION BY BELTS, ROPES AND WHEEL-GEARING
- BELTS
- SINGLE LEATHER BELTING
- DOUBLE LEATHER BELTING
- COMPOUNDING AT LARGE IRON WORKS NEAR STOCKTON
- ROPE DRIVING
- TRANSMISSION OF POWER BY WHEEL-GEARING
- HYDRAULIC TRANSMISSION OF POWER
- COMPRESSED AIR TRANSMISSION
- AIR HEATERS
- SENTINEL AIR COMPRESSORS
- SERGEANT REHEATER
- SERGEANT VERTICAL RECEIVER INTERCOOLER
- THE CONSOLIDATED PNEUMATIC TOOL COMPANY'S INTERCOOLER
- AIR PUMPS
- AIR END OF INGERSOLL-SERGEANT PISTON INLET COLD AIR COMPRESSOR, SHOWING THE AUTOMATIC AIR REGULATOR AND UNLOADING DEVICES
- THE DAW AIR COMPRESSOR
- THE CONSOLIDATED TOOL COMPANY'S COMPRESSORS
- UNLOADING DEVICE FOR STEAM-DRIVEN COMPRESSORS
- THE INGERSOLL-SERGEANT COMPRESSED AIR MACHINERY
- THE AUXILIARY VALVE AIR DRILL
- THE ARC VALVE TAPPET DRILL
- THE SCHRAM ROCK DRILL
- THE DIAMOND BORING DRILL
- AIR COMPRESSORS
- BROTHERHOOD AIR COMPRESSORS
- DISTRIBUTION OF POWER BY GAS
- TRANSMISSION OF POWER BY ELECTRICITY
- TRANSFORMERS
- ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION
- ELECTRIC CONTROLLERS, SWITCHES AND FUSES
- ELECTRIC MOTORS AND STARTERS
- CHAPTER IV
- REFRIGERATING MACHINERY AND ENGINES
- AERIAL PROPELLERS