Now in its fourth edition, this book remains the indispensable guide to internal combustion engines. It serves as valuable reference for both students and professional engineers needing a practical overview of the subject. Thoroughly updated, clear, comprehensive and well-illustrated, with a wealth of worked examples and problems, its combination of theory and applied practice is sure to help you understand internal combustion engines, from thermodynamics and combustion to fluid mechanics and materials science. Co-published by SAE International and Macmillan Press.
Topics include:
Thermodynamic Principles Combustion and Fuels Spark Ignition Engines Induction and Exhaust Processes Turbocharging Experimental Facilities
Preface to the Fourth Edition
Acknowledgements
Notation
Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Thermodynamic Principles
Chapter 3 : Combustion and Fuels
Chapter 4 : Spark Ignition Engines
Chapter 5 : Direct Injection Spark Ignition Engines
Chapter 6 : Compression Ignition Engines
Chapter 7 : Induction and Exhaust Processes
Chapter 8 : Two-stroke Engines
Chapter 9 : In-cylinder Motion and Turbulent Combustion
Chapter 10 : Turbocharging and Supercharging
Chapter 11 : Engine Modelling
Chapter 12 : Mechanical Design Considerations
Chapter 13 : Heat Transfer in Internal Combustion Engines
Chapter 14 : Experimental Facilities
Chapter 15 : Case Studies
Appendix A : Thermodynamic Data
Appendix B : Answers to Numerical Problems
Appendix C : The Use of SI Units
Bibliography
References
Index
