Gas Engine Design (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Charles Edward Lucke

9780331828641: Gas Engine Design (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0331828642 ISBN 13: 9780331828641

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2017

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A practical guide to predicting performance and guiding design in gas engines.

This book explains how to estimate power, efficiency, and economy by using reference diagrams and tested methods, helping builders make reliable, testable guarantees.

Structured in three parts, it covers how to translate gas behavior into mean effective pressure, how to apply diagram factors to predict engine performance, and how to draw and use indicator and inertia diagrams. It also presents methods for exact or quick approximate sizing of engine parts and for checking the limits within which results should lie. The work lays out practical procedures you can apply to engines from small, variable-speed machines to large, high-horsepower units.

Learn how mean effective pressure and piston speed determine engine power and economy.
See how to derive and use a standard reference diagram to forecast performance for different fuels and compressions.
Understand drawing the probable indicator card and inertia diagram to assess stresses and balance.
Get practical guidelines for dimensioning engine parts and checking design limits for quick, reliable results.

Ideal for engineers, designers, and students seeking a grounded, procedure‑based approach to gas‑engine design and performance prediction.

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