Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-04
GAS Engineering
rs ONE OF THE THINGS EXHAUST
lively TAUGHT IN THE CoRRES-
PONDENCE SCHOOLS
OF Scranton, Pa, in Which the Reg
lister Offers You Free Scholarships.
Some Important Facts About This
Course.

The remarkable rapidity with which
the gas engine has developed is due
solely to its intrinsic merit. Its adj
vgntageS, for certain purposes, over
every other form Of power producer,
has stimulated inventors to preserv-
ing effort, and the fact that less than
a generation has witnessed its devel
opment and success is a monument to
their genius. At first, no large engines
were built, and the only recommends
ton of the small ones was their con-
venience. But such improvements
have been made that gas engines can
now be obtained up to 1000 horsepower
and the new power producer has be-
come an active rival of the steam en-
CINE. The demand for gas, gasoline,
and Oil engines is now so great that
anufacturers of successful varieties
are running far behind their orders,
and the growth of the business is one
of the marvels of the times. The gas
engine costs far less to install and OPP
crate than a steam engine of the same
power. 1t requires no separate build
ing, no boiler, no smokestack, and no
fireman. The yearly repair bill is
merely nominal. The full power of the
engine is instantly available, and
where it is required at intermittent per-
iods, this means a great saving over
the steam engine in fuel and the time
OF the engineer. 1t can be run with
waste gases from coke ovens, blast fur
naces, and gas generators; and where
coal or water is scarce, and no gas sup
ply is available, a gas engine with
light portable producer, affords a ready
support of power. In short, the i'm
mense advantages of the gas engine
assure it's complete success, and the
near future is bound TO witness a still
greater development.
In order to meet the demand from
machinists, inventors, engineers, and
power users for up-to-date informa
ton on the principles, construction,
and operation of gas, gasoline, and oil
engines, the Correspondence Schools
have prepared a course that covers che
following subjects: arithmetic, geo.
metrical drawing, mechanical drawing,
mensuration, elementary algebra and
trigonometric functions, logarithms,
elementary mechanics, pneumatics, gas,
and petroleum, heat, gas, gasoline, and
oil engines.
it is intended for two classes: First
steam engineers and others who wish
to learn how to install, test, operate and
repair gas engines; and second, for
machinists, inventors, and engine
builders who wish to manufacture
them.
Through this course the first class
will learn to make the various calcu
lations relating to the operation, indi-
eating, and power determination of
gas engines; will understand the meth
DDS of handling the various fuels, and
the principles of their combustion and
explosion; and will have such knowl-
edge of gas engines as to be able to
successfully start, run, and repair
them.
The second class will acquire the
knowledge of mathematics necessary
to calculate the pressure of gases, force
of explosion, and proportion of parts
in design, to successfully resist all
strains and perform their allotted work
with economy and efficiency. The in
struction in the last two papers of the
course will provide them with the de-
tailed descriptions and illustrations of
the leading types, principles of their
operation, and formulas for designing,
necessary for the successful invention
or design of gas, gasoline, or oil en-
gines.
This course of study is embraced in
the series offered by the Register in
its coupon contest, now pending, and
which ends at midnight February 10,
1901.
Send in your votes, and keep it up.
There is a special Prize of five dollars
in cash for the largest number OF
votes polled by December 18th.