UPCOS Rules 45Chapter VIII · Other Provisions

Section 45 · Prime Movers - Fuel, Gas Plants and Boilers

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(A)

Fuel - Coal, wood, petroleum, gas, petrol, alcohol, etc. Physical-characteristics, approximate chemical composition, heat of combustion

(b)

Gas Plants - Gas products, pressure and suction plants, arrangements and working.

(c)

Boilers - Draught, natural, forced and induced Ordinary forms of stationary locomotive marine water tube and other types of heating surface firegrate area boiler efficiency super heaters, feed water heater: accessories and management.
Theory of Heat Engines:

(a)

Thermody namical Principles; Carnot's cycle, perfect heat engine second law.
(b)Air Engines - Stirling and other forms.
(c)Internal Combustion Engine - Gas oil and petrol engine; types and working features of cycles. Proportioning of mixtures efficiencies.

(d)

Steam - Thermodynamics of the generation, expansion and condensation of steam, head deagrams, etc.

(e)

Steam engines and turbines with special references to modern developments.

(f)

Refrigeration Plants - Theory and general arrangement of the more comon types.

(g)

Air Compressors - Theory of pneumatic working.
Generating plants, Accessories Details:
(a)General arrangements and construction of the more important type.
(b)Condensers air-pumps, circulating pumps, cooling tanks, etc.
(c)Carburettors and system of ignition.
(d)Cylinders, pistons, cross heads, guides, connecting rods, cranks, governors, fly-wheels, valves and valve-gears glands and pipes.
(e)Engine Testing - Consumption of steam and fuel gas and oil brakes and dynamometers, indications and indicator diagrams.

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