My purpose in writing this manual is to provide what I hope to be a useful text for students interested in working in the Oil & Gas industry on Large Bore, Slow Speed engines. Having recognized the lack of an introductory text on these engines I decided to write this book primarily for first year college students or beginning technicians. It should also prove useful to those who have been working in the industry for a while without any formal engine training. In places it is purposely generic, since to try to address all the vagaries of different makes and models would require a voluminous text that no one would want to consume in their early learning phase.
Students often want to skip the basics and go directly to the “exciting stuff.” But, if you will take the time to learn the basics, you will find they can be applied to almost any type of gas engine with only minor differences in the details. The basics are what you should build on to form a deeper understanding. Some of the images used herein are sourced from various gas engine manufacturers including Cooper-Bessemer, Worthington, Dresser-Clark, and Ingersoll-Rand. I took most of the photographs of engine parts myself while employed by an O.E.M. for over thirty seven years.
The first time specialized words or terms are used they will be underlined and in a unique font. Their definitions will be found in a glossary at the back of the book. Soft Bound over 100 pages with numerous illustrations and graphs.
Students often want to skip the basics and go directly to the “exciting stuff.” But, if you will take the time to learn the basics, you will find they can be applied to almost any type of gas engine with only minor differences in the details. The basics are what you should build on to form a deeper understanding. Some of the images used herein are sourced from various gas engine manufacturers including Cooper-Bessemer, Worthington, Dresser-Clark, and Ingersoll-Rand. I took most of the photographs of engine parts myself while employed by an O.E.M. for over thirty seven years.
The first time specialized words or terms are used they will be underlined and in a unique font. Their definitions will be found in a glossary at the back of the book. Soft Bound over 100 pages with numerous illustrations and graphs.