Show AUTOS LOSING GAS APPETITE Scientists Expect Fuel b Saving SaYing From Engine Changes STATE COLLEGE Pa July 0 0 By The Associated Press Press Scientists attending the Institute of or Chem Chem- Chemistry ChemIstry Chemistry of the American Chemical so- so socIety clety believe automobiles arc are losing their appetites s and that motor cars of tomorrow will wi not consume the fuel required by those of today E. E E D. D Killeffer associate editor of Industrial engineering chemistry said today that Improvements In automo automo- automobile automobile bile engines now being effected by some automobile manufacturers and being by others to together to- to together together gether with newly developed fuels will wUl permit automobiles to cover 30 to 50 per cent more miles per gallon In addition to the reduction per mile mlle of gasoline consumption a new new- newly newly newly ly developed material to be used on bearings will greatly reduce lubricating lubrIcatIng lubricating ing oil consumption William Blum of the United States bureau of stand stand- standards standards standards ards said Compression ratio In engines will willbe willbe willbe be considerably Increased scientists asserted explaining that the space at atthe atthe atthe the top of the cylinders will be much smaller than at present producing higher compression gaso gaso- gasoline gasoline line Une will cause a 0 knock if used In Inan Inan inan an engine of high compression but gases have hove been developed exploding explodIng exploding ing slower It Is not expected that the new high compression engines will be adopted Immediately although It was state unofficially that one of the largest automobile manufacturers is making new cylinder heads to be befitted befitted fitted CIt d to automobiles now in use to turn them into high compression plants i Automobile to IJ engineers have h I sled a that the perfect e t th automobile mC would travel tra approximately miles mileson on a gallon of gasoline under perfect conditions This machine however would be so unsightly and uncomfortable uncomfortable uncomfortable that It would be difficult to find any anyone one willing to ride It The experts think In view of the devel devel- developments developments developments of engines and fuels that the future will bring an automobile able to o go 50 or more miles mlles on oil a gallon of fuel j |