Works of Iv. Avg. Time on Steam Engines

Abstract

I. A. Time authored two major works on steam engines: 'Fuel Economy in Steam Engines over Two Centuries' (1882) and 'A Practical Course on Steam Engines' (1887). In their time, both constituted a valuable contribution to Russian technical literature. In the first work, the author provides a brief historical outline of the development and improvement of the steam engine and presents detailed data elucidating the impact of successive improvements on fuel economy. In his second work, I. A. Time aimed to tailor the course to the needs of steam engine design at the Mining Institute.

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