Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Abstract; List of Symbols; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Background; 1.2 Types of Stirling Engines; 1.3 Stirling Engine Designs; 1.4 Free-Piston Stirling Engines; 1.5 Gamma Type Engine; References and Bibliography; 2 Liquid Piston Engines; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Objectives; 2.3 Brief Overview of Pumps and Heat Engines; 2.4 Heat Engine; 2.5 Clever Pumps; 2.6 History and Development of Stirling Engines; 2.7 Operation of a Stirling Engine; 2.8 Working Gas; 2.9 Pros and Cons of Stirling Engine; 2.10 Low Temperature Difference Stirling Engine

2.11 Basic Principle of a Fluidyne2.12 Detailed Working of a Fluidyne; 2.13 Role of Evaporation; 2.14 Regenerator; 2.15 Pumping Setups; 2.16 Tuning of Liquid Column; 2.17 Motion Analysis; 2.18 Losses; 2.19 Factors Affecting Amplitude; 2.20 Performance of Engine; 2.21 Design; 2.22 Assembly; 2.23 Calculation; 2.24 Experiments; 2.25 Results; 2.26 Comparison Within Existing Commercial Devices; 2.27 Improvements; 2.28 Future Scope; 2.29 Conclusion; 2.30 Numerical Analysis; References and Bibliography; 3 Customer Satisfaction Issues; 3.1 Durability Issues; 3.2 Testing of Engines

3.3 Design of Systems3.4 Systems Durability; References and Bibliography; 4 Lubrication Dynamics; 4.1 Background; 4.2 Friction Features; 4.3 Effects of Varying Speeds and Loads; 4.4 Friction Reduction; 4.5 Piston-Assembly Dynamics; 4.6 Reynolds Equation for Lubrication Oil Pressure; 4.7 Introduction; 4.8 Background; 4.9 Occurrence of Piston Slap Events; 4.10 Literature Review; 4.11 Piston Motion Simulation Using COMSOL; 4.12 Force Analysis; 4.13 Effects of Various Skirt Design Parameters; 4.14 Numerical Model of Slapping Motion; 4.15 Piston Side Thrust Force; 4.16 Frictional Forces

4.17 Determination of System Mobility4.18 Conclusion; 5 NVH Features of Engines; 5.1 Background; 5.2 Acoustics Overview of Internal Combustion Engine; 5.3 Imperial Formulation to Determine Noise Emitted from Engine; 5.4 Engine Noise Sources; 5.5 Noise Source Identification Techniques; 5.6 Summary; References and Bibliography; 6 Diagnosis Methodology for Diesel Engines; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Power Spectral Density Function; 6.3 Time Frequency Analysis; 6.4 Wavelet Analysis; 6.5 Conclusion; References and Bibliography; 7 Sources of Noise in Diesel Engines; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Combustion Noise

7.3 Piston Assembly Noise7.4 Valve Train Noise; 7.5 Gear Train Noise; 7.6 Crank Train and Engine Block Vibrations; 7.7 Aerodynamic Noise; 7.8 Bearing Noise; 7.9 Timing Belt and Chain Noise; 7.10 Summary; References and Bibliography; 8 Combustion Based Noise; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Background of Combustion Process in Diesel Engines; 8.3 Combustion Phase Analysis; 8.4 Combustion Based Engine Noise; 8.5 Factors Affecting Combustion Noise; 8.6 In Cylinder Pressure Analysis; 8.7 Effects of Heat Release Rate; 8.8 Effects of Cyclic Variations; 8.9 Resonance Phenomenon

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