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This is an interesting book written by Ivo Kolin, Professor of Thermodynamics, University of Zagreb. It presents a comprehensive catalogue of heat engines (anything that produces movement from heat).

This book is an absolute must for the library of anyone interested in heat engines.

Features include

• Filled with rare information not available elsewhere.
• A masterpiece of technical illustration and historical documentation.
• Invaluable resource for scientists, engineers, model builders, inventors,etc.
• Written by the inventor of the low temperature differential Stirling engine.
• A superbly illustrated story of the development of heat engines.
• An oversized book with large clear drawings.
• Clear diagrams that describe engine construction and operation.
• Includes dimensions and test results from original historical sources.
• Detailed explanation of engine cycles and basic thermodynamic principles.
• Excellent source of ideas for new projects for model makers.
• Includes coverage of heat pumps and related thermal machines.
• Includes elementary thermodynamic calculations comparing engine cycles.

Engines described and illustrated in this book include:

• Hot Air Engines of Stirling, Ericsson, Joule, Meijer, Lehmann, Laubereau, Meijer and Philips.
• Internal Combustion Engines of Lenoir, Otto, Hugon, Brayton, Cayley, Buckett, Benier, Diesel,and Wankel.
• Steam Engines of Papin, Savery, Newcomen, Watt, Stephenson
• Rocket Engines of Tsiolkovsky, Goddard, V-2, H-1, F-1, and J-2
• Liquid Engine of Malone
• Heat Pumps & Cooling Engines of Giffard, Windhausen, Kohler,and Jonkers
• Mechanochemical Engine of Katchalsky
• Artificial Heart Engine of Martini
• Rotary Piston Engines
• Gas Turbine Cycles

The contents include:

• The Wankel Engine
• 16 other types of rotary motion engines
• Diesel Cycle
• Gas Turbine
• Schimdt's, Meijer's and Stirling cycles
• Phillips air Liquefier (reverse Stirling cycle)
• Nuclear powered stirling type artificial hart
• Guns (military Canons)
• Rockets
• Savery Steam Engine
• Newcomen Engines
• James Watt
• Carnot
• Ericsson
• Joule
• and much more.

This book is crammed full of interesting information on the design of and theory behind all types of heat engines.

Code No. 008657, ISBN 0965245527