A Review of Investigations Using the Second Law of Thermodynamics to Study Internal-Combustion Engines

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• Jerald A. Caton - Texas A&M University

Topic

• Diesel / compression ignition engines
• Spark ignition engines
• Thermodynamics
• Technical review

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