11R40. Theory of Engine Manifold Design: Wave Action Methods for IC Engineers. - DE Winterbone (Dept of Mech Eng, UMIST, Manchester, UK) and RJ Pearson. SAE, Warrendale PA. 2000. 476 pp. ISBN 0-7680-0656-2.
Reviewed by MS Qatu (Ford Motor Co, EVB Bldg, MD X8, 20800 Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn MI 48124) and S Siavoshani (Eng and Res Center, Ford Motor Co, EVB Bldg, MD X8, 20800 Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn MI 48124).
This is one of a very limited number of books on the subject. The special attention to sound quality and fuel economy in automotive engineering necessitated this special effort.
The book is made up of eight chapters. The first chapter is an introduction. It covers the history of studying waves, fundamentals of one-dimensional unsteady flow dynamics, and boundary conditions. The second chapter covers the governing equations for both viscous fluids and inviscid ones. The equations of conservation of mass (continuity),...
