Introduction to Internal Combustion Engines 4th Edition

Now in its fourth edition, Introduction to Internal Combustion Engines remains the indispensable text to guide you through automotive or mechanical engineering, both at university and beyond. Thoroughly updated, clear, comprehensive and well-illustrated, with a wealth of worked examples and problems, its combination of theory and applied practice is sure to help you understand internal combustion engines, from thermodynamics and combustion to fluid mechanics and materials science. 

Introduction to Internal Combustion Engines: 
- Is ideal for students who are following specialist options in internal combustion engines, and also for students at earlier stages in their courses - especially with regard to laboratory work 
- Will be useful to practicing engineers for an overview of the subject, or when they are working on particular aspects of internal combustion engines that are new to them 
- Is fully updated including new material on direct injection spark engines, supercharging and renewable fuels 
- Offers a wealth of worked examples and end-of-chapter questions to test your knowledge 
- Has a solutions manual available online for lecturers at www.palgrave.com/engineering/stone                                                                                                          Chapter 1:  Introduction

Chapter 2: Thermodynamic principles

Chapter 3: Combustion and fuels

Chapter 4: Spark ignition engines

Chapter 5: Direct injection sparks ignition engines

Chapter 6: Compression ignition engines

Chapter 7: Induction and exhaust processes

Chapter 8: Two-stroke engines

Chapter 9: In-cylinder motion and turbulent combustion

Chapter 10: Turbocharging and supercharging

Chapter 11: Engine modeling

Chapter 12: Mechanical design considerations

Chapter 13: Heat transfer in internal combustion engines

Chapter 14: Experimental facilities

Chapter 15: Case studies

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