List;
I'll second Dave's recommendation of MathCAD. It's a really nice piece
of software; you don't need to be a math whiz or computer geek to use it
and it's relatively intuitive.
The later versions are ridiculously expensive; somewhere along the line
the bumped the price WAY up but you can often find earlier versions on
eBay for under $50.
One thing I used MathCAD for was to plot speed vs RPM curves for various
combinations of tire size, R&P ratio, and trans ratios. You can add a
factor for slip if you wish; ditto for tire expansion, etc.
If you find an equation in a textbook you can type it into MathCAD and
get an answer. It does all of the complex math for you.
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dave Dahlgren
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 3:46 AM
To: 3liter; land-speed submit
Subject: RE: IC Theory Book
Internal Combustion Engine fundimentals
John B Heywood
ISBN0-07-028637-X
It is pretty heavy on the math part in places.. To be really effective
with
this material you need a copy of Mathcad as well. That is if you want
the
answer in this lifetime LOL.. The nice part about Mathcad is you can
easily
get a graph over a range of values with complex functions.
You might want to take a look at the SAE website they have tons of this
stuff in the motorsports section.
Best of all if you order a book and it is not what you expected they
will
generally just take it back less freight and give you a credit for it.
Taylors book is good as well though the concept of high engine speeds
may be
a little different now. SAE usually has the most current stuff.
Dave
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-land-speed@Autox.Team.Net
> [mailto:owner-land-speed@Autox.Team.Net]On Behalf Of 3liter
> Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 5:51 PM
> To: land-speed submit
> Subject: IC Theory Book
>
>
> I give up! I have been thrashing the archives for over an hour and
> can't find it. Both Dave and Neil, mentioned about a year ago, an
> internal combustion theory book written by a Prof at M.I.T. Can
anyone
> give me that name of this comprehensive text? -Thanx,
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