Project Gutenberg
2017-08-21
Public domain in the USA.
290
Kean, Francis John
16013183
The Petrol Engine
A Text-book dealing with the Principles of Design and Construction, with a Special Chapter on the Two-stroke Engine
Produced by Chris Curnow, Les Galloway and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive)
"The Petrol Engine" by Francis John Kean is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This text serves as a textbook on the principles of design and construction of petrol engines, with a specific focus on the two-stroke engine. The book appears to aim at understanding the functioning of petrol engines, discussing concepts such as explosive mixtures, suction, and the Otto cycle, which governs engine operation. The opening of this work outlines its goal to educate readers on the basic principles rather than merely detailing existing engine types. Kean emphasizes the importance of understanding components like carburetors and ignitions, providing foundational knowledge necessary for engineers and mechanics. It details essential processes such as the generation of explosive mixtures and the mechanics of engine operation, further setting the stage for a detailed exploration of the structure and function of various engine parts. Overall, it targets an audience interested in motor engineering and seeks to provide them with a solid grounding in essential principles. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading ease score: 60.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
en
Internal combustion engines
TJ
Text
Category: Engineering & Technology
347159
2025-09-22T07:14:24.638238
text/html
288506
2024-10-23T02:33:07
text/html
1305425
2025-09-22T07:14:31.754186
application/epub+zip
1308819
2025-09-22T07:14:26.106270
application/epub+zip
162537
2025-09-22T07:14:25.373228
application/epub+zip
1420800
2025-09-22T07:14:35.572230
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
1382989
2025-09-22T07:14:31.065242
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
249897
2022-08-25T04:49:06.269587
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
226726
2025-09-22T07:14:23.430235
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
206893
2024-10-23T02:33:07
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
15503
2025-09-22T07:14:35.707196
application/rdf+xml
15186
2025-09-22T07:14:25.521216
image/jpeg
2042
2025-09-22T07:14:25.445214
image/jpeg
1247033
2025-09-22T07:14:24.809211
application/octet-stream
application/zip
Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at
https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog