v. 1. Definitions and units -- Wood -- Peat -- Lignites and sub-bituminous coals -- The origin of coal -- The classification of coals -- Petrology and chemical composition -- Coal -- relationship between Carbon, Hydrogen, volatile matter, and calorific value -- Coalfields of Great Britain and world resources -- Coal preparation -- grading and crushing -- Coal preparation -- mechanical cleaning -- theory -- Coal preparation -- mechanical cleaning -- types of plant -- Coal cleaning -- representation of washer performance -- The storage of coal -- oxidation and spontaneous combustion -- Combustion calculations -- coal and oil -- Combustion of coal on grates -- Combustion of coal without grates -- Mineral impurities in coal -- ash and clinker formation -- Impurities in coal -- boiler availability -- Natural and artificial draught -- Solid fuels made from coal -- briquettes -- The carbonization of coal in laboratory apparatus -- Solid fuels derived from coal -- low temperature coke -- Solid fuels derived from coal -- high temperature coke -- Physical and chemical properties of coke -- Effect of coal and process variables on coke properties -- Choice of solid fuels for specific purposes -- Methods for the examination of coal and coke -- Determination of the calorific value of coal, coke and oil -- The Clean Air Act, 1956 -- A national fuels policy -- Definitions -- units -- nomenclature of organic chemistry -- Petroleum oils -- the origin and nature of crude petroleum -- Petrolium oils -- preliminary treatment and distillation -- Petrolium oils -- cracking and refining processes -- Petroleum oils -- reforming processes -- Anti-knock rating and octane numbers -- Diesel fuels -- centane numbers -- Gasolines -- properties and specifications -- Kerosines -- properties and specifications -- Diesel fuels -- gas oils -- specifications -- Fuel oils -- properties and specifications -- Test methods for petroleum products -- Oil products derived from coal -- motor benzole -- Oil products derived from coal -- coal tar fuels -- Liquid fuels derived from coal -- hydrogenation products -- Liquid fuels derived from coal -- synthesis -- the Fischer-Tropsch process -- Other oil fuels -- shale oils -- alcohols -- The combustion of fuel oils -- kerosine -- The combustion of fuel oils -- furnace oil burners -- The combustion of furnace oils -- ancillary equipment -- Combustion of fuel oils -- applications -- Combustion data on oil fuels.

v. 2. Classification, properties and units -- Natural gas -- Gases produced by the carbonization of solid fuels -- Coal gas -- types of plants -- The recovery of by-products from coal gas -- summary of yields of products by carbonization of coal -- The gasification of coal -- producer gas and blast furnace gas -- The gasification of coal -- blue water gas -- The combined gasification of coal and oil -- carburetted water gas -- Lurgi pressure gasification of coal -- The gasification of oils -- Reforming petroleum gases for town gas -- Synthesis of Methane -- Bottles gases (liquefied petroleum gases) -- Fuel gas cleaning and purification -- Combustion calculations -- gaseous fuels -- Mode of combustion of gases and vapors -- Fuel gas burners -- Domestic applications -- space and central heating -- Industrial applications -- Metering and distribution of gas -- Measurement of the calorific value of town gas -- Analysis of flue and fuel gases -- Trends in the gas industry of Great Britain -- Choice of fuels -- technical and economic considerations -- specifications -- Central and space heating -- general -- Properties of steam -- introduction -- Work done by steam -- introduction -- First and second laws of thermodynamics -- thermal cycles -- Pass-out and back pressure turbines -- the throttling calorimeter -- Industrial boilers -- Boilers -- auxiliary plant -- Boiler waters -- feed water treatment -- Heat balances -- boilers -- Properties of metals -- testing -- resistance to heat and corrosion -- The external corrosion of boiler plant metals -- The flow of fluids -- Measurement of fluid flow -- The transfer of heat -- Supplementary calculations -- Refractories -- Thermal insulation -- lagging -- Furnaces -- Heat balances -- furnaces -- Control of atmosphere in metallurgical furnaces -- Atmospheric pollution -- Prevention of atmospheric pollution by industrial gases -- The gas turbine -- Instruments -- measuring -- Instrumentation -- automatic control -- Electro-technology applied to fuel technology -- Waste heat boilers -- Mass transfer in distillation and drying -- Single- and multiple-effect evaporators.