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John Heywood

Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals
Hardback 900 pages, ISBN 0-07-028637-X

Contents list

  1. Engine types (Spark Ignition and Compression Ignition plus variants)
  2. Operating parameters (air fuel ratios, torque, power, efficiency)
  3. Thermochemistry
  4. Gas Properties (burned and unburned mixtures)
  5. Ideal Engine Model
  6. Gas Exchange (flow though valves, scavenging)
  7. Spark Ignition Fuel Metering
  8. Charge Motion (swirl)
  9. Spark Ignition Combustion (flame structure, burn, ignition, knock)
  10. Compression Ignition Combustion (injection, spray)
  11. Pollution Control
  12. Heat Transfer
  13. Friction and Lubrication
  14. Modeling Real Engine Flow
  15. operating Characteristics


As detailed as they come. This is all theory and research results, no pictures of Yamahas here but everything for you to lead the way after reading and understanding . Quite a difficult read