Design and simulation of four-stroke engines /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Blair, Gordon P. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Warrendale, Pa. (400 Commonwealth Dr., Wallendale PA USA) : Society of Automotive Engineers, ©1999.
Series:	Society of Automotive Engineers. Electronic publications.
Subjects:	Four-stroke cycle engines > Design and construction. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

The Last Mulled Toast
The Fundamental Method of Operation of a Simple Four-Stroke Engine
The Cylinder Head Geometry of Typical Spark-Ignition Engines
The Cylinder Head Geometry of Typical Compression-Ignition Engines
Connecting Rod and Crankshaft Geometry
The Fundamental Geometry of the Cylinder Head
Definitions of Thermodynamic Terms Used in Engine Design, Simulation, and Testing
Laboratory Testing of Engines
Potential Power Output of Four-Stroke Engines
The Beginnings of Simulation of the Four-Stroke Engine
The End of the Beginning of Simulation of the Four-Stroke Engine
Fundamental Thermodynamic Theory for the Closed Cycle
Gas Flow through Four-Stroke Engines
Motion of Pressure Waves in a Pipe
Motion of Oppositely Moving Pressure Waves in a Pipe
Friction Loss and Friction Heating during Pressure Wave Propagation
Heat Transfer during Pressure Wave Propagation
Wave Reflections at Discontinuities in Gas Properties
Reflection of Pressure Waves
Reflection of a Pressure Wave at a Closed End in a Pipe
Reflection of a Pressure Wave at an Open End in a Pipe
An Introduction to Reflection of Pressure Waves at a Sudden Area Change
Reflection of Pressure Waves at an Expansion in Pipe Area
Reflection of Pressure Waves at a Contraction in Pipe Area
Reflection of Waves at a Restriction between Differing Pipe Areas
An Introduction to Reflections of Pressure Waves at Branches in Pipes
The Complete Solution of Reflections of Pressure Waves at Pipe Branches.