American Machinist Volume 29, PT. 1 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt: ...powder sold for sporting purposes. Since, however, it is stated upon the highest authority that only the highest grades can be made by the use of grain alcohol as a solvent, it can readily be seen that large quantities would be used if it could be obtained free of the tax. The measure was urged by representatives of the Detroit Board of Trade in behalf of the large engine manufacturers of that locality, in which it could be used as a motive power. It is stated that these works surrounding Detroit will in 1906 alone produce enough gas engines for automobiles, marine, pumping, and other uses to consume 200,000 gallons of fuel a day. The use of alcohol would be preferable for the reason that the source of supply would never be likely to give out, and this would do away with the constantly growing fear of a possible shortage of fuel in the near future. It is stated that, as a power producer, alcohol is about equal in strength to gasolene; it are the United States branch of the Cologne works, and they turn out about 1200 engines a year, mostly of the medium and larger sizes, aggregating about 20,000 horse-power. Of that number about 12,000 horse-power are operated on liquid fuel, gasolene distillate, etc., consuming, when run on an average of 8 hours per day, 6,000,000 gallons per year, that is in the United States alone. Three years ago the increase in the cost of gasolene caused the concern to look about for a cheaper substitute. This resulted in a visit to Germany, where it was found that denatured alcohol was very largely used in internal-combustion engines. At that time, in 1903, the Ger same engine with the use of gasolene. This was due to the fact that alcohol, while it does not have the same heating value per gallon, yet it can be compressed to a much hi...