Now in its fourth edition, this textbook remains the indispensable text to guide readers through automotive or mechanical engineering, both at university and beyond. Thoroughly updated, clear, comprehensive and well-illustrated, with a wealth of worked examples and problems, its combination of theory and applied practice aids in the understanding of internal combustion engines, from thermodynamics and combustion to fluid mechanics and materials science. This textbook is aimed at third year undergraduate or postgraduate students on mechanical or automotive engineering degrees. New to this Edition:
- Fully updated for changes in technology in this fast-moving area
- New material on direct injection spark engines, supercharging and renewable fuels
- Solutions manual online for lecturers
- 515 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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Introduction to Internal Combustion Engines
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Short contents
- Contents
- Preface to the Fourth Edition
- Acknowledgements
- Notation
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Thermodynamic principles
- 3 Combustion and fuels
- 4 Spark ignition engines
- 5 Direct injection spark ignition engines
- 6 Compression ignition engines
- 7 Induction and exhaust processes
- 8 Two-stroke engines
- 9 In-cylinder motion and turbulent combustion
- 10 Turbocharging and supercharging
- 11 Engine modelling
- 12 Mechanical design considerations
- 13 Heat transfer in internal combustion engines
- 14 Experimental facilities
- 15 Case studies
- Appendix A: Thermodynamic data
- Appendix B: Answers to numerical problems
- Appendix C: The use of SI units
- Bibliography
- References
- Index
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