Internal Combustion Engine Design

by John Manning

Written by former Ricardo chief designer John Manning, Internal Combustion Engine Design is a unique resource, intended as a comprehensive reference for both experienced and aspiring engine designers who wish to develop their skills and make the best use of available sources of data and information in the design of world-class engines Running to more than 650 pages and with over 700 detailed illustrations, drawings, photographs and tables providing easy reference to technical guidelines, Internal Combustion Engine Design explains the progress of engine design at a level of detail significantly beyond what might be expected of an educational text book or engineering guide. It takes the reader through the stages required in the design evolution and optimization of engine components and systems. Many of the techniques and methods described are applicable to almost any mechanical design application. The book is divided into two parts: the opening chapters describe current processes and procedures of state-of-the-art design engineering in a generic manner that is of relevance to any complex mechanical product development. The book then goes on to set-out - in an unprecedented level of detail - component and system design engineering as applied to the development of world-class internal combustion engines.

657 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2012

About the author

Born on Halloween, John has always been fascinated by the dark and scary world of horror fiction. His earliest favorites were Edgar Allen Poe, Dostoevsky, and Charles Addams. He discovered his passion for writing in the second grade. Through the years, however, publishers did not share his enthusiasm. As a staff member for many fan conventions, he was blessed to meet (and pick the brains of) authors such as Barry Longyear, Robert Asprin, Robert Adams, L. Sprague de Camp, C. Dean Andersson, John Steakley, Jr., Lynn Abbey, Andy Offett, Steven Barnes, and Larry Niven. Evidently osmosis works, for in 2011 his first novel, Black Stump Ridge, written with his long-time friend, Forrest Hedrick, was released on an unsuspecting public. It has gone on to place tenth in the Editors & Preditors Poll in the category Best New Horror Novel for 2011, as well as being placed on the 2011 Nebula Recommended Reading List. His short story,“Disclaimer,” appeared in Janet and Chris Morris’ Lawyers in Hell, released in July 2011. “Showdown at Brimstone Arsenal,” appears in the 2012 release, Rogues in Hell. He also has a short story, “Asylum,” in Michael H. Hanson’s Sha’Daa III – Pawns, published by Perseid Publishing in November 2012. His first anthology as Editor-in-Chief of Fantom Enterprises, What Scares the Boogeyman, was also published by Perseid Publishing and released in January 2013. His first book published by his own company, Terror by Gaslight was published in 2014. John lost a long hard fought battle with Leukimia in January, 2015.

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