The Basic Design of Two-Stroke Engines

By Gordon P. Blair

This informative publication is a hands-on reference source for the design of two-stroke engines. The state-of-the-art is presented in such design areas as unsteady gas dynamics, scavenging, combustion, emissions and silencing. In addition, this comprehensive publication features a computer program appendix of 28 design programs, allowing the reader to recreate the applications described in the book

The Basic Design of Two-Stroke Engines offers practical assistance in improving both the mechanical and performance design of this intriguing engine. Organized into eight information-packed chapters, contents of this publication include:

-Introduction to the Two-Stroke Engine

-Gas Flow Through Two-Stroke Engines

-Scavenging the Two-Stroke Engine

-Combustion in Two-Stroke Engines

-Computer Modelling of Engines

-Empirical Assistance for the Designer

-Reduction of Fuel Consumption and Exhaust Emissions

-Reduction of Noise Emission from Two-Stroke Engines

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560910089
• ISBN13: 9781560910084
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: SAE International
• Length: 690 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"