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 studies of air capacity, heat flow, friction, and the effects of cylinder size, and the emphasis on application have been preserved. These are the basic qualities that have made Taylor's work indispensable to more than one generation of engineers and designers of internal-combustion engines, as well as to teachers and graduate students in the fields of power, internal-combustion engineering, and general machine design.Charles Fayette Taylor is Professor of Automotive Engineering Emeritus at MIT. He directed the Sloan Automotive Laboratories at MIT from 1926 to 1960
FREE Two-Day Shipping for Students. Learn more |
| ||||||||||||
 Sell Back Your Copy for $19.33
Whether you buy it used on Amazon for $31.00 or somewhere else, you can sell it back through our Book Trade-In Program at the current price of $19.33.
Used Price$31.00
Trade-in Price$19.33
Price after
Trade-in$11.67 |
Book Description
Special Offers and Product Promotions
- Buy $50 in qualifying physical textbooks, get $5 in Amazon MP3 Credit. Here's how (restrictions apply)
Frequently Bought Together
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Classic and Thorough Book - Only Somewhat Dated,
This review is from: Internal Combustion Engine in Theory and Practice: Vol. 2 - 2nd Edition, Revised: Combustion, Fuels, Materials, Design (Paperback)
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.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bible of ICE design,
By dxg (Michigan) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Internal Combustion Engine in Theory and Practice: Vol. 2 - 2nd Edition, Revised: Combustion, Fuels, Materials, Design (Paperback)
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.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Tough Act to Follow,
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Internal Combustion Engine in Theory and Practice: Vol. 2 - 2nd Edition, Revised: Combustion, Fuels, Materials, Design (Paperback)
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!
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
9
books
cite this book:
See all 9 books citing this book
- Performance of Light Aircraft (AIAA Education Series) by John T. Lowry on page 143
- Thermodynamics of Energy Conversion and Transport by Stanislaw Sieniutycz on page 196
- Dynamics of Mechanical Systems by Harold Josephs on page 534
- Vehicle Dynamics and Control (Mechanical Engineering Series) by Rajesh Rajamani on page 285
- Creating the Twentieth Century: Technical Innovations of 1867-1914 and Their Lasting Impact (Technical Revolutions and Their Lasting Impact) by Vaclav Smil in Back Matter
See all 9 books citing this book
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
