Internal combustion engine handbook - basics, components, systems and perspectives

This is a translation of the German book Handbuch Verbrennungsmotor and considers all aspects of the internal combustion engine. The chapters include: historical review; definition and classification of reciprocating piston engines; characteristics; maps; thermodynamic fundamentals; crank gears; engine components; lubrication; friction; charge cycle; supercharging of internal combustion engines; mixture formation and related systems; ignition; combustion; combustion systems; electronics and mechanics for engine management and transmission shift control; the powertrain; sensors; actuators; cooling of internal combustion engines; exhaust emissions; operating fluids; filtration of operating fluids; calculation and simulation; combustion diagnostics; fuel consumption; noise emissions; alternative propulsion systems; and outlook.

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Pagination: 811p
  • Serial:
    • Issue Number: R-345

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 01038256
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: TRL
  • ISBN: 0-7680-1139-6
  • Files: ITRD
  • Created Date: Dec 19 2006 10:44AM