The Piston Engine Revolution
A Conference at
The Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI) Manchester
14th – 17th April 2011
A revolution in transport took place once a piston could be driven by internal combustion rather than by steam pressure. At once lighter and more compact than steam engines and with a fuel far easier to handle than coal, the internal combustion engine led directly to our modern age of air and car travel.There are about 20 conference papers covering the development of all forms of IC driven piston engines from the mid 19
The following subjects are included in the conference:
The Barsanti and Matteucci free piston engine of 1853
Early gas engines
Paxman and the diesel engine
Ruston’s locomotive engine developments
Napier multi-cylinder engine history
The Mitchell crankless engine
R&D at the Ricardo Company
High octane fuels
Gas producers from the point of view of modern practice
Valve cooling, the key to record breaking
The Blackburn aircraft and motorcycle engines
Sir Roy Fedden and his engines
The cost of the conference is £200, including a conference dinner and visit to the Anson Museum with its display of IC engines. If you would like to attend the conference please fill in the form below and return it with a cheque to:
The Executive Secretary, The Newcomen Society, The Science Museum, London SW7 2DD. On receipt of your application form and cheque you will be sent a list of B&Bs and hotels close to the venue and a map of the MOSI site.
Tel/email Closing date 11 March 2011
