Internal Combustion Engines

Contributors

Preface


1 Introduction

I. The passenger car engine

II. The birth of the internal combustion engine

III. The concept of the passenger car engine

IV. The spread of the passenger car industry

V. The pressures on the engine


2 Gasoline Engines

I. Introduction

II. The induction system and mixture preparation

III. Combustion

IV. Air pollution by spark-ignition engine exhaust

V. Concepts for improved economy and pollution control

VI. Closure


3 Diesel Engines

I. Introduction

II. Cylinder gas motion

III. Fuel injection characteristics

IV. Vaporization and combustion of liquid droplets

V. Soot formation and exhaust smoke

VI. Cylinder pressure and dissociation effects

VII. Engine noise

VIII. Low heat loss engines


4 Turbocharged Engines

I. Introduction

II. Rotary compressors and turbomachines

III. Exhaust gas energy utilization

IV. Turbocharger matching and performance

V. Application to diesel engines

VI. Application to gasoline engines

VII. Summary


5 Automotive Fuels

I. Introduction

II. Motor gasoline

III. Diesel fuel

IV. Influence of fuel quality on emissions and fuel economy

V. Alternative fuels and future fuels

VI. Automotive fuels — current research challenges

VII. Concluding remarks


6 Recent Research Developments and their Application to Engine Design

I. Introduction

II. Visualization techniques

III. Quantitative measurements

IV. Advanced diagnostics

V. In-cylinder modeling

VI. Summary


7 Future Trends in Engine Technology

I. Introduction

II. Development trends in gasoline engines

III. Development trends in diesel engines

IV. New supercharging systems

V. Alternative materials

VI. Alternative energies and prime movers

Index