Engineering

Abstract

THIS, the second volume in a series of four motor manuals which have proved very popular, has now reached the stage of being issued in a third edition. The series has been designed to present in simple and, so far as possible, non-technical terms the essentials of each branch of the subject, so that it might be of practical service to all who are interested in the motor-car. With this aim in view, its principal features have been descriptions and explanations of the construction and operation of the several parts of the car. Theory has only been introduced to a limited extent, and in the present volume a short introduction puts the reader in possession of the main points as to the theory of carburation, the chemical and thermal properties of fuels, and the process of combustion. Starting from the simplest types of carburettor, the author builds up a picture of the development of this delicate piece of apparatus as further and further improvements were indicated by the need of greater economy and smoother running of the engine. He retains descriptions of older models because they embody important and interesting principles.

Carburettors and Fuel Systems

The Theory, Application, Construction, Fitting, Testing, Tuning and Maintenance of Carburettors and other Fuel Combustion Devices. By Arthur W. Judge. (Motor Manuals: a Series for all Motor Owners and Users, Vol. 2.) Third and revised edition. Pp. 362. (London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1938.) 6s. net.