Internal combustion engines have largely been eclipsed by advanced propulsion systems such as jet turbines, electric drives ...

Since the first internal combustion engine fired up in the 19th century, engineers have been trying to push its limits. Each generation of technology has come with its own walls to break, whether it ...

"First issued 1923 ... new edition 1931." "The present volume is a revised and somewhat extended edition of vol. II of The internal-combustion engine published in 1923."--Pref. to new edition.