Opposed piston engines : evolution, use, and future applications

• Main Author: Pirault, Jean-Pierre
• Other Authors: Flint, Martin
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Warrendale, Pa. : SAE International, ©2010.
• Subjects: Opposed piston engines.; Internal combustion engines.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 0768018005; 9780768018004; 0768021766; 9780768021769; 0768021774; 9780768021776; 9780768034776; 0768021758; 9780768021752; 0768034779
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 543 pages) : illustrations

Using material from historic and unpublished internal research reports, the authors present the rationale for OP engines, their diverse architecture, detailed design aspects, performance data,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