The high-speed internal-combustion engine: by Harry R. Ricardo, F.R.S., Revised by H. S. Glyde, B.Se. (Eng.) London. 434 Pages, illustrations, 18 × 25 cms. New York, Interscience Publishers, Inc., 1941. Price $7.50
✍ Scribed by R.H. Oppermann
- Book ID
- 104133033
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1942
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 62 KB
- Volume
- 233
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-0032
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✦ Synopsis
This is the third edition of Volume II of the Internal Combusion engine first published in 1923. Mr. H. S. Glyde, who made th;s revision, is the assistant of the author and has worked with him for seventeen years. The object of the revision, it is stated, has been to retain as much as possible of the original, the greater part of which dealt with principles of design and fuel behavior, and to supply new subject matter.
The book opens with a treatment on volatile liquid fuel for internal combustion engines. Here the properties of fuels are covered and there are given results of fuel research using a specially designed test engine. The very important subjectof detonation is next taken up, discussing the tendency of a fuel to detonate and the factors which influence detonation which leads to the topic of temperatures of the cycle. The role of heat in engine output is a very interesting part as well as the influence of the form of the combustion chamber. Subsequent topics are lubrication and bearing wear, mechanical design and details, valves and valve gear, and piston design. Under the heading of engines for road vehicles, illustrations and descriptions of British engines are given. The likeness to American engines is very striking. High-speed, heavy-duty engines for tanks is a part giving design features for this specialized service. The final chapter is devoted to the latest class of high-speed engine-the Diesel. An outline of the general principles is given.
The book is profusely illustrated with photographs and drawings. The subject is well presented in logical order and should make a very useful text.