This book was originally commissioned in order to provide a modern version of Pounder's Diesel Engine Principles and Practice and as an addition to the publisher's series of reference books. In the event, it has ended up as a new book, since all the chapters have been rewritten, although some include still valid material from the old book. The engines covered include all types manufactured in Europe, the US A and Japan. The authors of the various chapters have been drawn not only from the UK but from Europe and the USA and include many widely-known authorities. Several new chapters have been added to cover the developments of the twenty-two years since the last edition of Pounder's book.
Thermal and mechanical loads in cylinder heads, pistons and liners have increased dramatically because power from the same cylinder size has about doubled. The development of new cooling methods and new design techniques has been necessary to enable such higher loadings to be sustained. Therefore new chapters on 'Thermal Loading' and on 'Pistons, Rings and Liners' have
been included.
The increasing worldwide concern with the control of unpleasant smoke and harmful emissions from the exhaust outlets of vehicle engines and also with the control of the noise level, has resulted in legislation to limit smoke, emissions and noise and in the setting up of standard test methods of measurement in several countries, of which the USA was the first. These developments are explained fully in the chapters on 'Exhaust Smoke Measurement and Regulation', 'Exhaust Emissions' and 'Automotive Engine Noise'. The need to improve performance whether as regards power output or as regards lower fuel consumption or preferably both, though they are not always found together, has led to research into other engine systems to find out their potential. This research is covered in the chapter on 'Compound and Other Engine Systems'.
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