New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-02
Alternatives
Engineers Viii Discuss Fuel a,
The Coming Meeting
Here

A. the meeting OF the Society Of
Automotive Engineers to be held in
New York February 4 to 6, President
{. F. Kettering will give a summary OF
;he situation. with particular reference
TO the need for improving the thermal
efficiency of automotive engines.
An analysis Of the supply of petro-
leum in the United States will be made
by representative o. the United
States Geological Survey. There will
nc discussion or the status Of re-
1inery practice. with special reference
20 engine fuel. DR.. Joseph z. Pogue,
Of the Bureau g OIL Conservation Of
the United States Fuel Administration.
will present 81 Interpretation Of the
engine fuel problem. An authoritative
statement will be made with regard 10
the new Liberty engine fuel
Problems before the aeronautic en-
glneers, including those involved in the
production OF lighter, less expensive
and more efficient aircraft engines, are
10 De considered al the coming meetino
OF the Society Of Automotive Engineers
Engines with radiaily arranged cylin-
ders of me fixed type viii be discussed
a. u. Vincent, formerly Lieutenant
colonel and chief of the a;rplane on
gineering division of the Bureau OF
Aircraft Production, VIII give add
tlonal information as TO the Liberty
engine from historical and enpineerinr
standpoints. paper on proportioning
airplanes to the engines is in course
OF preparation by an authority.
several very timely and important
papers on automobile subjects nave
peen arranged for. One OF these will be
by Henry NJ. Crane, on the effect If
aeronautic practice on automobile d.
sign and construction. A parer on bet
Ter tfueS performance, by Major A. b.
Browne, is scheduled A. Ludlow Clav-
den Will forecast future DEVELOPMENT IN
the production Of lighter and more ef-
fcient passenger cars. d. Mccall White
VIII treat Of light efficiency automobile
engines.
The papers to be presented on trac
tors and tanks will be OF interest in
that they will probably be the OCCASION
OF making public for the first time a
number Of engineering features of
hese new types Of war apparatus from
Wnicn many lessons have doubtlcss
neen learned that are applicable in
commercial practice. Tractor engineer
ing is an increasingly important phase
Of automotiye engineering from a sur
pfising number OF standpoints.
The great industry engaged in the
manufacture of automobiles, motor
trucks and tractors extends throughout
much Of the industrial fabric OF the
country. transportation, food produc-
tion and large branch Of engineering
are all concerned, as pointed out by
Gilbert a. pogue in their Resource In
depreciation II Petroleum." recently is
sued by the American National MI
scum.
In many ways the internal combus-
ton engine is tho most significant
mechanical development Of the TWEEN
tieth century. IL is the nucleus and
heart Of the work OF the au.onotivs
engineer, which relates 10 aircraft
motor boats, tractors and other self
moving or semi-portabie apparatus, az
we'll AZ 10 automobiles and motor
trucks. II is these vital things, many
cf which have recently been through
intensive development, that make the
alternative engineers work 70 funda.
mentally important as well AZ fasci-
nagingly interesting.