(Paperback, 4th edition)

Specific Models Covered:Covers one-, two- and four-cylinder air-cooled engines (more than 5 hp) with 15 cu. in (245cc) displacement and over produced through 1988.

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The author describes the evolution of the first practical stationary engines and illustrates some of the many designs, with notes on their important features and information on the better-known manufacturers.

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A history of stationary steam engines, a hugely influential industrial method in the Victorian period.

(Hardback)

A highly readable and authoritatively written book with an important message for US industry and government in a world of long-term uncertainty of gasoline price and availability. Foreign makers of light vehicles are already ahead of domestic automakers in developing new fuel economy technologies.

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Describes the construction of a model of the Lampitt portable steam engine, which dates back to 1862, and which provided rotative power to drive threshing machines, circular saws, feed mills and other farm machinery.

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Demonstrates how to design, build and optimize Stirling engines. A broad selection of engines are described, giving valuable insight into the many different types of hot air engines, and a great deal of information relating to the manufacture of these engines is included. This is both relevant to beginner and professional.

(Paperback, second edition, revised)

This revised edition of Taylor's classic work on the internal-combustion engine incorporates changes and additions in engine design and control that have been brought on by the world petroleum crisis, the subsequent emphasis on fuel economy, and the legal restraints on air pollution.

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Written at the end of the nineteenth century and catered toward beginners, this guide is suitable for those building their first steam engine. It features over 100 detailed diagrams, drawn by the author, to illustrate the process of building nine different engines.