Show AUTO FUEL WASTE we are getting only a small fraction of the power contained in the gasoline we are burning up in automobiles trucks busses motor boats and airplanes according to many leading experts lieutenant commander G 0 noville famous north pole and transatlantic trans atlantic flyer who was the first general superintendent of the united states air mail declares that our automotive engines give in transportation only 5 or 6 per cent of the heat power created by the fuel trucks and busses 7 or 8 per cent and motor boats and airplanes about 10 per cent he says that any company operating 10 tri motor planes on a 10 hour a day basis is losing more than a year on fuel alone present gasoline engines employ what is called the otto cycle which dates back to their origin the diesel cycle or principle to employ cheap fuel oil is making great headway in superseding gasoline engines especially in the larger units now comes t ie schwarz cycle which increases vastly the efficiency of gasoline or allows the use of inexpensive fuel oil in ordinary gasoline engines the schwarz cycle now being elaborately tested at new york university following exhausts e tests by other scientific authorities aves great promise in the direction of economy if it proves itself as leading engineering bodies and technical editors believe it will it will save many millions a year this will mean cheaper automotive land air and water transportation por tation with pleasant dividend surprises for investors in transport companies besides the elimination of the deadly fire peril through the increased use of nonvolatile non volatile fuels |