Since the earliest days of the automobile in late 19th century, the dominant powerplant has been the reciprocating piston, spark-ignition Otto-cycle, followed by the compression-ignition diesel. Those ...

The way in which combustion chamber geometry affects combustion in SI engines was studied using a quasi-dimensional cycle simulation. Calculations were performed to investigate the following questions ...

What you are about to read is considered by some professional people to be “black art.” At least in part. Although upheld by considerable mathematical and qualitative analyses, much of what is known ...