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SINCE the first edition of this book was published in 1908, there have been many important developments, both scientific and practical, in the internal combustion engine. These developments have necessitated many changes and additions in the present volume. The book is divided into three sections, the first of which treats of the theory of the subject. After describing the more elementary theorems in thermodynamics and the cycles employed, the author gives a very good account of the numerous experiments which have been made on explosions in closed vessels, and on temperatures inside the working cylinder. The second section deals with gas engines and gas producers, and includes information regarding the Humphrey gas pump, gas turbines, and Hopkinson's water-injection system. Methods of testing and of reducing test results are also given. The third section deals with oil and petrol engines and contains a good discussion on the Diesel engine, and on petrol engines for motor-cars and aircraft.
The Internal Combustion Engine: a Text-book for the Use of Students and Engineers.
By H. E. Wimperis. New and revised edition. Pp. xvi + 319. (London: Constable and Co., Ltd., 1915.) 6s. 6d. net.
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The Internal Combustion Engine: a Text-book for the Use of Students and Engineers . Nature 96, 142 (1915). https://doi.org/10.1038/096142c0
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