Introduction to Internal Combustion EnginesNow in its fourth edition, Introduction to Internal Combustion Engines remains the indispensable text to guide you 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 is sure to help you understand internal combustion engines, from thermodynamics and combustion to fluid mechanics and materials science. Introduction to Internal Combustion Engines: - Is ideal for students who are following specialist options in internal combustion engines, and also for students at earlier stages in their courses - especially with regard to laboratory work - Will be useful to practising engineers for an overview of the subject, or when they are working on particular aspects of internal combustion engines that are new to them - Is fully updated including new material on direct injection spark engines, supercharging and renewable fuels - Offers a wealth of worked examples and end-of-chapter questions to test your knowledge - Has a solutions manual availble online for lecturers at www.palgrave.com/engineering/ |
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Contents
| 1 | |
2 Thermodynamic principles | 16 |
3 Combustion and fuels | 35 |
4 Spark ignition engines | 109 |
5 Direct injection spark ignition engines | 159 |
6 Compression ignition engines | 175 |
7 Induction and exhaust processes | 220 |
8 Twostroke engines | 257 |
12 Mechanical design considerations | 345 |
13 Heat transfer in internal combustion engines | 364 |
14 Experimental facilities | 385 |
15 Case studies | 427 |
Thermodynamic data | 448 |
Answers to numerical problems | 472 |
The use of SI units | 474 |
| 476 | |
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air/fuel ratio bmep brake burn calorific value camshaft carbon carburettor catalyst cent chapter coefficient combustion chamber compression ignition engines compression ratio compressor constant coolant cooling crank angle cycle cylinder head diesel engine direct injection effect energy engine speed enthalpy equation equilibrium equivalence ratio exhaust gas exhaust valve flame flow rate four-stroke fraction fuel economy fuel injection heat transfer higher hydrocarbons ignition delay imep in-cylinder increase induction injection engines injection system injector inlet manifold inlet valve internal combustion engines isentropic lead load mass maximum measurements mixture molar nozzle octane octane rating oxidation oxygen particles particulate matter piston port power output pressure ratio pump reaction reduced scavenging shown in figure spark ignition engines specific fuel consumption specific heat capacity stoichiometric stroke supercharger swirl temperature thermal throttle top dead centre torque turbine turbocharger turbulence two-stroke engine unburnt velocity volumetric efficiency
Bibliographic information
| Title | Introduction to Internal Combustion Engines |
| Author | Richard Stone |
| Edition | 4, revised |
| Publisher | Macmillan International Higher Education, 2012 |
| ISBN | 1137028297, 9781137028297 |
| Length | 516 pages |
| Subjects | › › Science / Mechanics / Thermodynamics Technology & Engineering / Automotive Technology & Engineering / Engineering (General) Technology & Engineering / Mechanical Technology & Engineering / Power Resources / General |
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