August, 1917 all iM IIIA ill ANNO — : : = s it - > ERS Zz | > THE MARINE REVIEW ‘iii ARE YOU READY? ‘The U.S. Government wants the name and address of every man in the United States who can qualify with or without special training, for a position as an engineer officer on an American merchant ship. The merchant marine will . need within eighteen months 5,000 additional engineers in all grades —Letter from Wm. Denman, Chairnak Shipping Board to New York World. Are you among those who can qualify ? Questions and Answers for Marine Engineers by Lucas and Hawkins will help you. It is the accepted standard on marine engineering and is the most complete hand-book published, covering a course in mathematics, care and management of marine engines, boilers, pumps and spe ats apparatus, break-downs and repairs. Price $2. 00, reer) TABLE OF CONTENTS il General Introduction. Fundamental Principles. : Combustion and Fuel. Steam and its Properties. Mechanics and Economics of the Ma- rine Engine. The Steam Boiler and Steam Generation. The Characteristics of Steam Boilers. Types of Steam Boilers. Details of Construction: Fire-Tube Boilers. Details of Construction: Water-Tube Boilers. Operative Details of Marine Boilers: Fuel and Fire Gases. Operative Steam Appliances .of Ma- rine Boilers. Operative Water Appliances of Ma- rine Boilers. PENTON Moving Parts, 1; Breakdowns and Repairs. Common Breakdowns. Materials and Tests of Strength. Constructive Materials. Qualifications and Opportunities for Entering ,the Government and Ma- rine Engine Service. United States Regulations Relating _. to the Examination of Engineers for Licenses as Chief, First, Sec- . ond .and Third Engineers. ~ Various’ Principles of Mathematics Useful. to the Engineer and Ma-. chinist Formulas; the Circle; Useful Meas- urements: Coa unker, Water Tank and Speed Problems; Prob- lems Relating to Horse Power of Engines;. The Lever; Safety-Valve Calculations. The Marine Steam Engine. General Types and Characteristics. Stationary Parts, Cylinders, Etc. plan enory Parts, = Bed Plates, Valves, Gear, Etc. Moving Parts, a Piston, Piston Rod, Etc. Operative Details of a Marine Engine. Care and Operation of a Marine Engine. «. Lubricants and Lubrication. Packing and Packing Materials. — Care and Overhauling in Port. Laying Up a Marine Engine. Care and Operation Under Way. Paddle Wheels and Screw Propellers. Auxiliary Apparatus. Piping and General Outfit. Specimen Data and Steamship Log; Twin-Screw Ship Engineer’s Log; List of Spares for Passenger and Large Freight Steamers; List of Necessary Tools and Fittings. British Merchant. Shipping Act Re- lating to Certificates for First and Second Class Engineers, also Ex- tra First-Class. Saturated Steam and Tables of Prop- erties; Table of Squares, Cubes, Square and Cube Root of Num- bers; Table of Diameters, Circum- ferences and Areas of Circles. Particular Reference Index, Ar- ranged Alphabetically, will be found in the Back Part of the Volume. PUBLISHING COMPANY Book Dept. CLEVELAND, OHIO mimi Please mention THe Marine Review when writing to Advertisers \O 3 ite iI sil