Code No: 14357

Price: $125.00

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Author: Lumley, John L

Published: 1999

Binding: Softcover

No. Pages: 268

Dimensions: 18 x 25

Illustrations: 100+ line diagrams, black & white photographs and layout drawings

Description: This excellent book offers a fresh approach to the study of engines, with emphasis on design and on fluid dynamics. It explains how air and fuel are mixed, how they get into the engine and what happens to them in there. It covers pollution as well as every mechanical facet of engine design. In each case, the earliest example of a particular mechanical feature is described. Did you know that Fiat and Delage had desmodromic valves in 1914? It is aimed at undergraduate and first year graduate students, but will appeal to hobbyists and car buffs who will appreciate the details of classic, racing and modern engines.