Download or read book Two-Stroke Cycle Engine written by JohnB. Heywood and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-01 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the two-stroke cycle internal combustion engine, used in compact, lightweight form in everything from motorcycles to chainsaws to outboard motors, and in large sizes for marine propulsion and power generation. It first provides an overview of the principles, characteristics, applications, and history of the two-stroke cycle engine, followed by descriptions and evaluations of various types of models that have been developed to predict aspects of two-stroke engine operation.