Lecture 8 material is drawn from Chapters 8 of Energy Systems & Sustainability, 2/e (2012) focuses on engines designed to harness the energy of petroleum fuels to create motive power & energy. While steam used external combustion engines, internal combustion engines dominate here. A
Are there better engines? 8.1: Oil & gas engines: introduction 8.2: Spark ignition engines 8.3: Diesel compression engines 8.4: Pollution control 8.5: Gas turbines 8.6: The Stirling engine 8.7: Which engine is best? |
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