Internal Combustion Engine in Theory and Practice, Second Edition, Revised, Volume 2: Combustion, Fuels, Materials, Design

by Charles Fayette Taylor and C. Fayette Taylor

Book Overview

This revised edition of Taylor's classic work on the internal-combustion engine incorporates changes and additions in engine design and control that have been brought on by the world petroleum crisis, the subsequent emphasis on fuel economy, and the legal restraints on air pollution. The fundamentals and the topical organization, however, remain the same. The analytic rather than merely descriptive treatment of actual engine cycles, the exhaustive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262700271
• ISBN13: 9780262700276
• Release Date: March 1985
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 783 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

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A Tough Act to Follow

The other reviewers have extolled the engineering strengths of this book so I won't go over old ground yet again. The book has exceeded my expectations in virtually all respects. It is an absolute bedrock foundation in ICEs. It will help you to answer questions you already had about ICEs and it will increase your ICE awareness on a quantum level so as to cause you to ask questions you never had before. I can't say enough good things about this book. I am saddened by the fact the author has already passed away and from a purely selfish perspective will not be able to continue to contribute to the knowledge base he has so generously left us as a part of his legacy. This is a must have book in your library!

Bible of ICE design

This is the bible of Internal Combustion Engine design. Every automotive engineer has one (or has access to one at work) for reference. Excellent for engineering students also. Not a book for people with no engineering or automotive background. Also not a book of the "latest and greatest" developments. It is a detailed book of fundamentals, and in that capacity it is excellent.

A Classic and Thorough Book - Only Somewhat Dated

This is an excellent book - and one of the clasics on the subject of IC Engine Engineering. It's a good anchor for the student new to the subject - as most of the basic theory can't really change. Having said that, it doesn't go far enough with practical simulation methods, which have become much easier to apply as computers have matured. And there is - as always in typical engineering texts - not much to use in terms of practical design. But then - such a book would be much longer. And - because engine control capability has improved so much in the last 15 years, as has knowledge of pollutant formation and control - this book simply does not have much of use (other than as an introuction) to those areas. That's why I gave it 4 stars, not 5. Still a good read for the engineer.