Internal Combustion Engines
Subtitle: United States Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School, U.S.S. "Prairie State." 1942
Edition: Revised June 1942.
Publisher: U.S. Govt. print. off.
Published: 1942
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
Subjects: Diesel motor
Notes: "Originally prepared by the staff of engineering instructors aboard the training ship U.S.S. Prairie state ... In June 1942 additions were made by the Bureau of naval personnel to adapt it for use as a text for the Diesel engineering correspondence course."--Foreword.
Table of contents: title: Internal Combustion Engines: United States Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School, U.S.S. "Prairie State." 1942.; title: TABLE OF CONTENTS; title: Page; title: Chapter I. Sketching: Types of drawings 1; title: II. Screw Fastenings: Types of bolts, nuts, screws, etc 11; title: III. Thermodynamics:; title: 1. Energy 19; title: 2. Perfect gases 26; title: 3. Work 33; title: 4. Cycles 39; title: IV. Fundamentals:; title: 1. Component parts 51; title: 2. Types of internal combustion engines 69; title: V. Properties of Petroleum: Chemistry ; oil testing 81; title: Fuels: Classification; theory of combustion 91; title: VI. Principles of Lubrication: Theory of lubrication; methods of applying lubricants 101; title: VII. Gasoline Engines: Performance characteristics 117; title: VIII. Diesel Engines:; title: 1. Performance characteristics; engine timing 127; title: 2. Air injection systems. 138; title: 3. Common rail injection system 147; title: 4. Solid injection systems 160; title: 5. Maintenance of injection systems; combustion systems. 171; title: 6. Diesel auxiliaries 182; title: IX. Operation:; title: 1. Starting 195; title: 2. Running 198; title: 3. Stopping and securing 201; title: X. Tests and Inspections:; title: 1. Inspections 203; title: 2. Test procedures 206; title: 3. Derangements and casualties 211; title: 4. Safety precautions 212; title: XI. Installation of New Parts: "Running in" of new parts 216; title: XII. Maintenance:; title: 1. General — Schedules and overhaul periods 217; title: 2. Repair of specific parts 220