Opposed piston engines evolution, use, and future applications
Title:
Opposed piston engines evolution, use, and future applications
Author:
Pirault, Jean-Pierre.
ISBN:
9780768018004
9780768021769
9780768021776
9780768034776
9780768021752
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Publication Information:
Warrendale, Pa. : SAE International, c2010.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xii, 543 p.) : ill.
General Note:
Title from title page of source document.
Contents:
Introduction to opposed piston engines -- History of opposed piston engines -- Aeronautical opposed piston engines -- Automotive opposed piston engines -- Military opposed piston engines -- Marines opposed piston engines -- Auxiliary power opposed piston engines -- Unusual opposed piston engines -- Opposed piston research, concepts and prototypes -- Opposed piston applications and the future.
Abstract:
This book explores the opposed piston (OP) engine, a model of power and simplicity, and provides the first comprehensive description of most opposed piston (OP) engines from 1887 to 2006. Design and performance details of the major types of OP engines in stationary, ground, marine, and aviation applications are explored and their evolution traced.
Using material from historic and unpublished internal research reports, the authors present the rationale for OP engines, their diverse architecture, detailed design aspects, performance data, manufacturing details, and leading engineers and applications. Comparisons to four-stroke and competitor engines are made, supporting the case for reconsidering OP engines for certain applications.
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