The romance of engines /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Suzuki, Takashi, 1928-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Warrendale, Pa. (400 Commonwealth Dr., Wallendale PA USA) : Society of Automotive Engineers, ©1997.
Series:Society of Automotive Engineers. Electronic publications.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Why Was the Engine Needed?
  • 2. A Great Work of the Early Period: Newcomen's Steam Engine
  • 3. The Watt Steam Engine Grew from a Model Steam Engine
  • 4. How Was an Internal-Combustion Engine Established?
  • 5. The Mind of Nicolaus August Otto
  • 6. Truth About the Completion of the Otto Engine
  • 7. The Problems of Piston and Cylinder
  • 8. Engine Life and Cylinder
  • 9. Another Genius, Sadi Carnot
  • 10. Carnot's Dream, Adiabatic Engine (I)
  • 11. Carnot's Dream, Adiabatic Engine (II)
  • 12. Otto Is Also a Pioneer in the Use of Exhaust Gas Energy
  • 13. Problem of Cooling (I)
  • 14. Talk About Oil Cooler
  • 15. Discussion of the Hino Micro Mixing System
  • 16. Problem of Cooling (II)
  • 17. Fate Depended on Engine Compartment
  • 18. An Engine Compartment That Ruined the Third Reich
  • 19. An Engine Compartment That Saved a Nation
  • 20. Twin Beauties, Quadruplets and Their Early Death
  • 21. Imitation of Porsche
  • 22. Rolls-Royce Copying Daimler
  • 23. Talk About Knocking
  • 24. Energy Conservation and Tank Designer
  • 25. Dead Copy Saved Nation
  • 26. The Enigma of the T34 Tank
  • 27. Dream in Star-Shaped, Radial Engine (I)
  • 28. Dream in Star-Shaped, Radial Engine (II)
  • 29. A Group of Fallen "Stars" (Radial Engine)
  • 30. Six-Monkey Village or Salmson Still Carrying Its Point
  • 31. Do "Stars" (Radial Engines) Twinkle Again?
  • 32. Glory and Tragedy of Packard (I)
  • 33. Glory and Tragedy of Packard (II)
  • 34. Glory and Tragedy of Packard (III)
  • 35. Voyager and KOKENKI
  • 36. The Mystique of the Daimler-Benz DB601 Engine (I)
  • 37. The Mystique of Daimler-Benz DB601 Engine (II)
  • 38. The Mystique of the Daimler-Benz DB601 Engine (III)
  • 39. Looking Into the Future: I. What About Stirling Engine?
  • 40. Looking Into the Future: II. What About the Gas Turbine?
  • 41. Looking Into the Future: III. What About Hydrogen Engine?
  • 42. Looking Into the Future: IV. What About Hybrid Engine?
  • 43. Onward to the Future.