ENGINES by Lumley, John L ISBN 0521644895

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[edit] ENGINES

Innovative text focusing on engine design and fluid dynamics, with numerous illustrations and a web-based software tool.

The internal combustion engine that powers the modern automobile has changed very little from its initial design of some eighty years ago. Unlike many high tech advances, engine design still depends on an understanding of basic fluid mechanics and thermodynamics. This text offers a fresh approach to the study of engines, with an emphasis on design and on fluid dynamics. Professor Lumley, a renowned fluid dynamicist, provides a lucid explanation of how air and fuel are mixed, how they get into the engine, what happens to them there, and how they get out again. Particular attention is given to the complex issue of pollution. Every chapter includes numerous illustrations and examples and concludes with homework problems. Examples are taken from the early days of engine design, as well as the latest designs, such as stratified charge gasoline direct injection engines. It is intended that the text be used in conjunction with the Stanford Engine Simulation Program (ESP). This user-friendly, interactive software tool answers a significant need not addressed by other texts on engines. Aimed at undergraduate and first-year graduate students, the book will also appeal to hobbyists and car buffs who will appreciate the wealth of illustrations of classic, racing, and modern engines.

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[edit] Title

ENGINES

[edit] Author

Lumley, John L

[edit] ISBN

0521644895

[edit] Published

28/06/1999

[edit] Publisher

Cambridge University Press

[edit] Binding

paperback

[edit] Retail Price

27.99 (GBP)

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27.99 (GBP)

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