Introduction to Internal Combustion Engines

by Richard Stone

Book Overview

Now in its fourth edition, this textbook remains the indispensable text to guide readers through automotive or mechanical engineering, both at university and beyond. Thoroughly updated, clear,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0768004950
• ISBN13: 9780768004953
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: SAE International
• Length: 641 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.5" x 9.7"

Customer Reviews

Comprehensive yet easy to read

Good comprehensive book, yet easy for a non Engineer. Pretty updated, it covers most of the information required by Engine enthusiasts. Personally, I would recommend to have a copy as a reference to the subject.

Great Introduction to the IC Engine

I was looking for a book that would start at near-zero to introduce me to internal combustion engines and how they work. I had always heard things like, "2 stroke engines produce almost twice as much power as a comparable displacement 4 stroke". I know that engines typically had exhaust and intake valves and some sort of piston inside a cylinder. But how these things all worked, I really didn't understand, other than a flammable charge ignited somewhere near the top of a piston stroke driving a piston down, resulting in a circular motion. This book took me beyond my level of understanding before I even finished the introduction. Yet, it was easy enough to understand that I was able to read it and comprehend, though I'm not an engineer or engineering student. For those interested in the "why" and "wherefore" of an internal combustion engine, I think this book is excellent. It provides complete, detailed information on the theoretical operation of the IC engine, without teaching at either too high or too low a level. I think after reading this book, it would be possible for a mechanically inclined person with access to the right tools to design their own simple IC engine. For my purposes, this was the right book to get.

Road to Auto Expert

A logically set out explanation of the workings of IC engines. Fills the gap between books aimed at auto engineers (mechanics) and academics of thermodynamics. IE. a MUST for bright (or bright-ish) students. Quality.