Fuels And Carburetion
Publisher: U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 1940
Place of publication: Washington, D.C., USA
Language: eng
Description: TM 10-550 Fuels And Carburetion 1940-12-27
Table of contents: title: TM 10-550 Fuels And Carburetion, 1940-12-27; title: FUELS AND CARBURETION; title: Prepared under direction of The Quartermaster General; title: Section I. Carburetor nomenclature. Paragraph; title: Definitions 1; title: II. Internal combustion engine fuels.; title: General 2; title: Types of gasoline 3; title: Composition of gasoline 4; title: Energy contained in gasoline 5; title: High and low test (gravity) gasoline 6; title: Requirements of an ideal gasoline  7; title: Kerosene 8; title: Benzol 9; title: Alcohol 10; title: Diesel fuels 11; title: III. The fuel system.; title: General 12; title: Fuel tanks 13; title: Fuel filters 14; title: Fuel systems 15; title: Air cleaners 16; title: Fuel gages 17; title: Fuel lines and fittings 18; title: IV. Physics of carburetion.; title: General 19; title: Weight of air 20; title: Bulk of gasoline compared with bulk of air 21; title: Vaporization 22; title: V. Principles of carburetion.; title: General 23; title: Action of carburetor 24; title: Puddle type carburetor 25; title: Elementary carburetors 26; title: Elementary type carburetor with venturi 27; title: Float chamber 28; title: Venturi action 29; title: Section V. Principles of carburetion — Continued. Paragraph; title: Fuel spray nozzles 30; title: Air bleed 31; title: Choke valve 32; title: Throttle valve 33; title: Compensation 34; title: Starting, idling, and slow speed device 35; title: Auxiliary air valves 36; title: Metering rods 37; title: Compensating jets 38; title: Accelerating device 39; title: Ratio of carburetor size to engine size 40; title: Accelerator, throttle controls, and linkage 41; title: Automatic choke 42; title: VI. Carburetors.; title: General types 43; title: Compound nozzle type 44; title: Combination plain tube and air bleed type 45; title: Mechanical metering rod system 46; title: Mechanical air valve, high vacuum system 47; title: Adjustments 48; title: VII. Intake and exhaust systems.; title: General 49; title: Intake manifolds 50; title: Exhaust system 51; title: VIII. Superchargers and governors.; title: Superchargers 52; title: Governors 53; title: Page; title: Appendix. Bibliography 79