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With this in mind, it has been the purpose of the author to try to verity these claims or else disprove them. It would be impossible in the time allowed to test allot these aids; so a representative few were chosen which covered the field quite thoroughly. From the results shown by the use of these aids in an internal combustion engine, as well as those shown by the physical property tests in the laboratory, it seems as though their suitability for industrial use would be demonstrated. 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