Internal combustion engine handbook - basics, components, systems and perspectives

This is a translation of the German book Handbuch Verbrennungsmotor and considers all aspects of the internal combustion engine. The chapters include: historical review; definition and classification of reciprocating piston engines; characteristics; maps; thermodynamic fundamentals; crank gears; engine components; lubrication; friction; charge cycle; supercharging of internal combustion engines; mixture formation and related systems; ignition; combustion; combustion systems; electronics and mechanics for engine management and transmission shift control; the powertrain; sensors; actuators; cooling of internal combustion engines; exhaust emissions; operating fluids; filtration of operating fluids; calculation and simulation; combustion diagnostics; fuel consumption; noise emissions; alternative propulsion systems; and outlook.