Looking for research paper technical help

[DConrad]

I'm rather new to the register. I've been a member for about 9 months but don't have a lot of time to post or read due to the rather poor decision of going to college late in life. Long story short... . I'm writing a paper for my Physics class on the history of the Diesel engine. There's plenty of material out there on ol' Rudy but I need some technical physics stuff to talk about when I start explaining how this engine operates. Internal combustion is internal combustion but what makes the Diesel more efficient? and so on. Are there any websites, books out there that anyone knows of that may help?

 

[JCBerry]

How stuff works has a pretty good description and the reasons behind it. I just typed "DIESEL ENGINE" in the address line and it went right to the proper section of a diesel engine on the how stuff works web page.

Good luck with the project

 

[DConrad]

That looks pretty good. I'll start there, thanks. Any more takers?

 

[Dl5treez]

Title: Diesel Engine Reference Book (2nd Edition)

Publisher: Elsevier

Copyright / Pub. Date: © 1999

ISBN: 0-7506-2176-1

Electronic ISBN: 1-59124-451-X

No. Pages: 682

Author/Editor: Edited by: Challen, Bernard; Baranescu, Rodica

Knovel Release Date: Jul 8, 2003

Description: This book is a comprehensive work covering the design and application of diesel engines of all sizes. It systematically covers all aspects of diesel engineering, from thermodynamics theory and modelling to condition monitoring of engines in service. It features subjects of long-term use and application for designers, developers and users of the most ubiquitous mechanical power source in the world.



I found this through a Knovel Library search... ... You can take the ISBN's and cross check any university library system to find the hard copy. You can also purchase 12 months of online access to the book through Knovel for $125.



Hope this helps,



Dan-

 

[DConrad]

That would help a lot. I may look for it for my personal collection. Thanks for the response!

 

[rbattelle]

My personal favorite is "The Internal Combusion Engine In Theory and Practice", by Charles Fayette Taylor. An outstanding 2-volume series. Many people don't like it because it's pretty dated, but I say "physics never changes", so the only things that are really outdated are the applications. It's not a very advanced series, by which I mean it uses very basic thermodynamics-based analysis. This is good in the sense that your typical Physics 1 student could easily understand it and apply its theory. Volume 2 would probably be most applicable to your particular paper.



-Ryan

 

[kstehnacs]

try looking around in the sae.org bookstore

 

[DConrad]

All good stuff, thanks. I'm not sure how much of this I'll have time to get a hold of but I can always collect them for my library. I'm including a section in the paper on the Otto cycle and how ol' Rudy used it as a basis for his own design. I also have a section on diesel fuel. What did they call it before the petroleum industry marketed it as diesel fuel?

 

[DConrad]

Thanks for all the helps. Esepecially the How Stuff Works site. I had a short suspense on getting it written so I couldn't get to all the suggestions. Regardless, the good professor loved it and I got an A! Thanks again.

 

[DConrad]

That Diesel Engine Reference Book is $350. I don't think it's going to end up in my library!

 

[Paychk]

Not quite so much:



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