Opposed piston engines evolution, use, and future applications

Using material from historic and unpublished internal research reports, the authors present the rationale for OP engines, their diverse architecture, detailed design aspects, performance data,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 en...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Pirault, Jean-Pierre
Other Authors Flint, Martin
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Warrendale, Pa. : SAE International, c2010.
Subjects
Opposed piston engines.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780768018004
9780768021769
9780768021776
9780768034776
9780768021752
Physical Description1 online zdroj (xii, 543 p.) : ill.

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Table of 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.

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