internal-combustion engine: Bibliography

See E. F. Obert, Internal Combustion Engine (1950); C. F. Taylor and E. S. Taylor, The Internal Combustion Engine (1984); and J. B. Heywood, Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals (1988).

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Evolution of the Internal-Combustion Engine
• Environmental Considerations in Engine Design
• Cooling and Lubrication of Engines
• The Two-Stroke Cycle
• The Four-Stroke Cycle
• Engine Operation
• Rotary Engines
• Reciprocating Engines
• Bibliography

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