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» ASME: Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Division - American Society of Mechanical Engineers: promoting the art and science of mechanical engineering of engines, encouraging and fostering research and development, and summarizing and publishing reliable data on these topics since 1921.
» CKE Radial Engine - Five cylinders, five valves per cylinder driven by in-head cams. Based on multicylinder, multibank radial engines used in old, pre-jet aircraft; well researched, prototype exists and is tested, air and oil cooled.
» Ceramic Engine Technology - Describes internal combustion piston engine built of Silicon material: treats advantages and costs; some small physics errors.
» Concept Engine - Lists, links, briefly describes many engine design concepts, sorted by nation, and some engine related systems; details: Concept IC Engine, designed to raise fuel efficiency and performance, Rotary Pulse Jet Engine, gas turbine for ground vehicles.
» EVIC-111 Mk1 - Electronic Valve Internal Combustion: investigate, demonstrate high speed camless, electronics actuated valves, internal combustion, 4-cycle, Otto cycle, 1 cylinder, model engine, book and kit about this significant technology.
» Engine Technology Progress in Japan - Periodic publications of Japanese technical papers and conference reports on engine and fuel technology development research and development.
» GE Aircraft Engines - Manufacturer of marine, industrial and aircraft jet engines. Specifications and other information on their complete line of engines.
» GM Powertrain - Manufactures engines, transmissions, castings, and components for GM cars and trucks, and for non-GM OEMs. Extensive engine and transmission specifications and motorsports news.
» Hetex Engines, Inc. - Research company to develop and market recuperative engine (heat exchanger based) to raise efficiency and cut costs for portable power needs. Ignites wider range of fuel-air ratios than Otto engine: can be controlled by leaning fuel input rather than wast
» How Automobile Ignition Systems Work - Colorful animations show how ignition systems must work in perfect concert with the rest of an Otto cycle engine. Explains difference between 'hot' and 'cold' spark plugs. [HowStuffWorks]
» How Car Engines Work - Explains basics of Otto cycle (spark ignition, gasoline) engines well, with a useful animation. [HowStuffWorks]
» Miller: How Does a Miller Cycle Engine Work? - Brief, clear explanation of the essence of this Otto cycle variant, with some links. [HowStuffWorks]
» Miller: The Inside Story on the Miller Cycle Engine - Explains why Miller cycle (forced induction Otto cycle) is more efficient than pure Otto cycle: it reduces the effective compression stroke. Mazda makes and sells cars, some with Miller engines. [Mazda Australia]
» Orbital Engine Co. Pty. Ltd. - Intellectual property developer, and engineering services provider, focus: direct fuel injection technology to raise fuel economy, cut exhaust emissions. Western Australia.
» SwRI - SwRI examined the cylinder heads taken from a natural gas-fueled 60-kW cogeneration set engine with 15,000 hours of operation, evaluated the condition of the cylinder heads compared.
» The IrYdium Project: Internal Combustion Engine Simulator - At Carnegie Mellon University. Visual applet simulating a four-stroke Otto cycle, with user-changeable parameters.
» Unusual Engines - Inventor treats some engine types and subsystems not found in standard textbooks, that were commercial failures, but which have technical advantages over common practice; some pollution effects of current engines; advice for inventors.