Every engine type in general use
33 in-depth references covering combustion cycles, valvetrains, cylinder layouts, rotaries and turbines, steam and hot-air engines, electric and hybrid drives, and the fuel, induction and cooling systems that determine how any of them behave. How each one works, where you'll meet it, what it's good and bad at, and what actually breaks.
Cycles & Combustion
How an engine converts fuel into motion — the fundamental operating cycles.
Valvetrain & Breathing
How valves are opened and closed, and why it decides an engine's character.
Cylinder Configurations
How cylinders are arranged, and what each layout is good and bad at.
Rotary & Turbine
Power without reciprocating pistons — Wankel rotaries and gas turbines.
External Combustion
Steam and hot-air engines, where heat is applied from outside the cylinder.
Electric, Hybrid & Fuel Cell
Motors, hybrid drivetrains and electrochemical power conversion.
Fuel, Induction & Cooling
The systems that determine how any engine actually behaves in service.
