Title page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Reasons for Studying Engines -- 1.2 Engine Types and Operation -- 1.3 Reasons for Cycle Simulations -- 1.4 Brief Comments on the History of Simulations -- 1.5 Overview of Book Content -- Notes -- References -- 2 Overview of Engines and Their Operation -- 2.1 Goals of Engine Designs -- 2.2 Engine Classifications by Applications -- 2.3 Engine Characteristics -- 2.4 Basic Engine Components -- 2.5 Engine Operating Cycles -- 2.6 Performance Parameters -- 2.7 Summary -- Notes -- References -- 3 Overview of Engine Cycle Simulations -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Ideal (Air Standard) Cycle Analyses -- 3.3 Thermodynamic Engine Cycle Simulations -- 3.4 Quasi-dimensional Thermodynamic Engine Cycle Simulations -- 3.5 Multi-dimensional Simulations -- 3.6 Commercial Products -- 3.7 Summary -- References -- Appendix 3.A: A Brief Summary of the Thermodynamics of the "Otto" Cycle Analysis -- Notes -- 4 Properties of the Working Fluids -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Unburned Mixture Composition -- 4.3 Burned Mixture ("Frozen" Composition) -- 4.4 Equilibrium Composition -- 4.5 Determinations of the Thermodynamic Properties -- 4.6 Results for the Thermodynamic Properties -- 4.7 Summary -- Notes -- References -- 5 Thermodynamic Formulations -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Approximations and Assumptions -- 5.3 Formulations -- 5.4 Comments on the Three Formulations -- 5.5 Summary -- Notes -- References -- 6 Items and Procedures for Solutions -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Items Needed to Solve the Energy Equations -- 6.3 Numerical Solution -- 6.4 Summary -- Notes -- References -- 7 Basic Results -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Engine Specifications and Operating Conditions -- 7.3 Results and Discussion -- 7.4 Summary and Conclusions -- Note -- References -- 8 Performance Results -- 8.1 Introduction.

8.2 Engine and Operating Conditions -- 8.3 Performance Results (Part I)-Functions of Load and Speed -- 8.4 Performance Results (Part II)-Functions of Operating/Design Parameters -- 8.5 Summary and Conclusions -- References -- 9 Second Law Results -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Exergy -- 9.3 Previous Literature -- 9.4 Formulation of Second Law Analyses -- 9.5 Results from the Second Law Analyses -- 9.6 Summary and Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 10 Other Engine Combustion Processes -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Diesel Engine Combustion -- 10.3 Best Features from SI and CI Engines -- 10.4 Other Combustion Processes -- 10.5 Challenges of Alternative Combustion Processes -- 10.6 Applications of the Simulations for Other Combustion Processes -- 10.7 Summary -- Note -- References -- 11 Case Studies: Introduction -- 11.1 Case Studies -- 11.2 Common Elements of the Case Studies -- 11.3 General Methodology of the Case Studies -- Note -- References -- 12 Combustion: Heat Release and Phasing -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Engine and Operating Conditions -- 12.3 Part I: Heat Release Schedule -- 12.4 Part II: Combustion Phasing -- 12.5 Summary and Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 13 Cylinder Heat Transfer -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Basic Relations -- 13.3 Previous Literature -- 13.4 Results and Discussion -- 13.5 Summary and Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 14 Fuels -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Fuel Specifications -- 14.3 Engine and Operating Conditions -- 14.4 Results and Discussion -- 14.5 Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Appendix 14.A: Energy and Exergy Distributions for the Eight Fuels at the Base Case Conditions (bmep = 325 kPa, 2000 rpm, φ = 1.0 and MBT timing) -- Notes -- 15 Oxygen-Enriched Air -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Previous Literature -- 15.3 Engine and Operating Conditions -- 15.4 Results and Discussion.

15.5 Summary and Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 16 Overexpanded Engine -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 Engine, Constraints, and Approach -- 16.3 Results and Discussion -- 16.4  Summary and Conclusions -- Note -- References -- 17 Nitric Oxide Emissions -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 Nitric Oxide Kinetics -- 17.3 Nitric Oxide Computations -- 17.4 Engine and Operating Conditions -- 17.5 Results and Discussion -- 17.6 Summary and Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 18 High Efficiency Engines -- 18.1 Introduction -- 18.2 Engine and Operating Conditions -- 18.3 Results and Discussion -- 18.4 Summary and Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 19 Summary: Thermodynamics of Engines -- 19.1 Summaries of Chapters -- 19.2 Fundamental Thermodynamic Foundations of IC Engines -- 19.3 Concluding Remarks -- Note -- References -- Index -- EULA.