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Great Introduction to the IC Engine, September 30, 2004
This review is from: Introduction to Internal Combustion Engines (Paperback)
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.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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the best book i have ever read!, June 3, 2006
This review is from: Introduction to Internal Combustion Engines (Paperback)
Like R. Trulov said, this book can appear extremely challenging at first. The fact that it is titled "Introduction to Internal Combustion Engines" makes you feel stupid and overwhelmed at first. If this is the introduction whats coming up next!!
Im a senior in high school and went to talk to a mech engineering professor at Stanford. He uses this book to teach his classes. So i decided to buy it on amazon. All i can say is that it is amazing! I am 100 pages into it and the chapter about fuels was a pleasure to read. it is extremely informative, and it really goes into detail. I have found myself doing research on the side and even setting up my own little experiments! I annotate and underline all the cool information i find. this book isnt for the faint of heart, but if you stick with it, you can really learn a lot. I find myself skipping over some of the more complex chemical formulas, but all the information you could ever want is there. I like how Stone really explains stuff on a rudimentary level, so you have all the basic building blocks and can go from there. Instead of throwing information at you, you get a chance to understand where all of it is coming from and how he derived it which is very cool. I originally purchased this book hoping that i could learn the secret to making my truck go faster. however, i have learned more than i could have ever imagined. this book is huge and goes into great detail about everything, and while it is hard to read, it is still definetly worth reading. Thank you Dr. Stone!
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Road to Auto Expert, August 25, 2003
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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.
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