Two-Stroke Cycle Engine: It's Development, Operation and Design

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Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1999-04-01
Publisher(s): CRC Press
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Summary

The first comprehensive and concise overview of the Two-Stroke cycle engine. Using the most up-to-date knowledge, the theory and practice is explained, as well as the major issues involved in its development.

Table of Contents

Preface ix(4)
Acknowledgements xiii(2)
Symbols, Subscripts, and Abbreviations
xv
1 OVERVIEW, BACKGROUND, AND HISTORY
1(42)
1-1 Principles of the Two-Stroke Cycle Engine
3(2)
1-2 Characteristics of the Two-Stroke Cycle Engine
5(2)
1-3 Engine Design and Operating Parameters
7(7)
1-4 Two-Stroke Engine Applications
14(9)
1-5 Historical Development of Two-Stroke Cycle Engines
23(10)
1-6 Developments in the 20th Century
33(8)
References
41(2)
2 GAS EXCHANGE FUNDAMENTALS
43(30)
2-1 Fundamentals and Terminology
43(4)
2-2 Scavenging Methods
47(5)
2-3 Charging Methods
52(19)
References
71(2)
3 EXPERIMENTAL METHODS FOR QUANTIFYING THE SCAVENGING PROCESS
73(48)
3-1 Measurements in Motored Engines
74(14)
3-2 Measurements in Fired Engines
88(15)
3-3 Measurements Using Laser Diagnostics
103(14)
References
117(4)
4 MATHEMATICAL MODELS OF THE SCAVENGING PROCESS
121(34)
4-1 Simple Single-Phase Models
122(4)
4-2 Multizone Multiphase Models
126(12)
4-3 Assessment: The "Beta Test"
138(3)
4-4 Multidimensional Models
141(11)
References
152(3)
5 PORT, VALVE, INTAKE, AND EXHAUST SYSTEM DESIGN
155(56)
5-1 Gas Exchange, Short-Circuiting, and Backflow
155(2)
5-2 Inlet and Transfer Flow Control
157(11)
5-3 Scavenge and Exhaust Port Design
168(15)
5-4 Scavenge and Exhaust Valves
183(10)
5-5 Intake and Exhaust System Design
193(14)
References
207(4)
6 COMBUSTION
211(56)
6-1 Combustion Fundamentals
212(2)
6-2 Combustion in Spark-Ignition Engines
214(22)
6-3 Autoignition and Direct-Injection Combustion
236(12)
6-4 Diesel Combustion
248(15)
References
263(4)
7 EMISSIONS FORMATION AND CONTROL
267(90)
7-1 Pollutant Formation Mechanisms
267(7)
7-2 Emissions from Spark-Ignition Engines
274(18)
7-3 Emissions from Direct-Injection SI Engines
292(14)
7-4 Emissions from Compression-Ignition Engines
306(10)
7-5 Catalysts and Exhaust Gas Treatment
316(24)
7-6 Engine Noise
340(13)
References
353(4)
8 FRICTION, LUBRICATION, AND WEAR
357(32)
8-1 Basic Lubrication Issues
357(1)
8-2 Friction Losses in Two-Stroke Cycle Engines
358(7)
8-3 Models for Friction Losses in Engines
365(3)
8-4 Lubricants
368(7)
8-5 Friction and Wear
375(5)
8-6 Materials for Engine Components
380(2)
8-7 Modifying Engine Component Surfaces
382(5)
References
387(2)
9 OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF TWO-STROKE ENGINES
389(56)
9-1 Engine Performance Parameters
389(2)
9-2 Engine Performance Characteristics
391(22)
9-3 Operating Variables that Affect Two-Stroke SI Engine Performance, Efficiency, and Emissions
413(13)
9-4 Operating Variables that Affect Two-Stroke CI Engine Performance, Efficiency, and Emissions
426(8)
9-5 Supercharged and Turbocharged Engine Performance
434(8)
References
442(3)
INDEX 445

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