Four-Stroke Propane ICE Design 1

[andrewgordon]

I am looking for books dedicated to the design of four-stroke internal combustion engines. I have so far been using Taylor's "Internal Combustion Engine in theory and Practice" and while it's a great resource, sometimes it lacks the engineering principles behind the design choices. If fellow engineers could let me know the resources they use for engine design I would be most appreciative.

Thanks,
Andrew Gordon
Mechanical Engineer

 

[GregLocock]

Heywood is a good alternative/adjunct to Taylor. For crankshafts I couldn't find anything much, but if you want to get into torsonal vibrations in a big way then Kerr Wilson is a great intro.

For the top end I was mostly concerned with noise and vibration, so I used a variety of papers from ISVR and the IMechE.



Cheers

Greg Locock

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[GregLocock]

Diesel Engine Designing. [Bearings; Supercharging; Torsional Vibration; Crankshafts; Bolts, Nuts & Screws; Cylinders; Pistons; Connecting Rods; Franework; Fuel Systems; Valve Gear; etc] Purday, H. F. P. (Herbert Frank Percy) ; W. Ker Wilson.

Looks relevant, haven't read it

Cheers

Greg Locock

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[dicer]

Except for maybe the book Greg mentioned wich I haven't seen, there is no such book or books that I know of.

 

[SMOKEY44211]

I have to thank Greg for making me aware of Heywood's book. Just got a copy of it recently. Blair has several books also that may have what you are looking for. Haven't read Taylor yet. Would you recomend it?-------Phil

 

[andrewgordon]

Thanks Greg, so far Heywood's book is very useful. Smokey, Taylor's book is useful. It's not complete, but still a great source for info. Worth the hundred or so dollars.

 

[EngJW]

The two best books have already been mentioned. Other than that, you would have to search the SAE papers written in the 1960s and earlier. You will need a wheelbarrow full of money and although there are some very good papers, a lot of them are not worth the paper they are printed on. Dig through the old NACA stuff. You can download them for free.