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เนื้อหาย่อ : Over the years it has been brought forcibly to the authors' atten- sean shat there was a real need for a book that would provide a epebensive picture of the diesel engine. Having decided to try f this need, the authors were confronted with the problem of w so produce a book which would adequately cover all of the aay and diverse phases of engineering that are embodied in the Serfezine. Not only was their experience limited in some of these sibs but they also knew of no one who could qualify as an expert #a Tbe plan adopted was to prepare chapters on each of the spiz involved and to submit to outstanding authorities' those wufirlar chapters that had to do with their individual specialties. be oxperative spirit of these authorities was most gratifying. It s ad possible to utilize all the material made available because de Emits that had been placed upon the size of the book. would at this point like to repay in part their debt se eutstanding engineers who gave freely of their time and edze by identifying them with the topies to which they con- Professor Hottel of Massachusetts Institute of s was of great help in the preparation of the second seer on the Thermodynamics of Engine Cycles. The authors wdebted to Professors K. W. Stinson and M. L. Smith of Ohio ae ber their criticism of the third chapter on Petroleum and the misiry of Its Combustion. Professor A. R. Rogowski of Masse- et Institute of Technology reviewed Chapters 1, 14, 15, and 16 d ws very helpful with suggestions. Professor T. E. Jackson of eeih sd much of the caleulations for the latter half of Chapter 2 to reviewing the entire text. C. B. Dicksee, author of Compression Ignition Engines, was kind enough to read Chapters 6 and 7 on Types of Combustion Chambers and Bejpxtion Equipment respectively; he made suggestions that ad these greatly. Professor J. P. Den Hartog of Massa- e lastitute of Technology took time from a busy schedule w and comment upon Chapters 10, 11, and 12 on Engine