Introduction Engine Dynamics websites for our new members

[xander18]

Hello,

I searched around here quite a bit but couldn't find exactly what I'm looking for. I have plenty of advanced engine resources; books, websites, SAE papers, etc. But I also have a lot of new and interested members who want to get into our team and the engine side but have no idea where to start. I'm looking for websites (because they're free and easy to access) that might help someone who knows nothing about engines get familiar with basic engine dynamics and what's going on in there. Basically suck, squish, bang, blow with a little bit more detail. I'm having a hard time finding something that comprehensive and basic. I don't have the time to give them all a crash course in it and I want them to have to meet the team halfway if they're interested.

Has anyone come across websites like that they could recommend?

Edit:
This is the best I've found so far.
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/engine.htm

[Mbirt]

A. Graham Bell's "Four Stroke Performance Tuning" fits your description pretty well. It's on Google Books if you don't mind skipping a page every now and then. If you purchase it or check it out from a library and wouldn't mind having a digital backup to redistribute sections, it's available in pdf entirety deeper within the bowels of the internet.

Blair's SAE papers regarding empiricism have a pretty high signal-to-noise ratio. I usually test the waters for potential engine team members by handing them some Blair and seeing if it interests them.

[xander18]

Mbirt, thanks for the reply. I'll check that out, probably buy a copy for the team if it's a good resource. I'll have to check out the SAE papers as well.

Nice signature quote btw, what's it from?

[Mbirt]

Hey, no problem. The quote is an original of mine. If I recall correctly, an Indian inquisitor was asking a what a mild cam is compared to an aggressive cam with respect to an intake tract length ramming equation. According to the particular theory, you're supposed to subtract 20-30 degrees from the cam duration to time the ramming wave before the valve closes.

[Simon Dingle]

This article by Prof. Blair is good for an explanation of the basics with a little real world data thrown in. It's not as good as Heywood's Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals, but it's free and instantly available.

http://www.profblairandassocia...s/Back_to_basics.pdf (http://www.profblairandassociates.com/pdfs/Back_to_basics.pdf)


There are more free articles available here:
http://www.profblairandassocia...om/RET_Articles.html (http://www.profblairandassociates.com/RET_Articles.html)