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Engine Revolutions

- The Autobiography of Dr. Max Bentele

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Readers will be fascinated by Bentele's stories of the setbacks and the successes he encountered over the course of his acclaimed career. The dawn of the jet age, developments at the end of World War II, the development of automotive and aircraft gas turbines, and the rotary engine era are just some of the historical events which are recounted in this book. A pioneer in the development of the internal combustion engine, Dr. Max Bentele provides a first-hand account of some of the major engineering achievements of the twentieth century. Throughout Engine Revolutions, Bentele discusses his participation in groundbreaking developments such as the jet engine/gas turbine (1941) and the rotary Wankel engine (1958). Both engineering students and the general reader will be fascinated by Bentele's stories. Chapters include: the quest for superior specific engine power the last hurrah of the high-performance aircraft engine the dawn of the jet age end of World War II the automotive gas turbine Stuttgart again aircraft gas turbines, revisited; the rotary engine era lightweight aircraft gas turbine engines AVCO Lycoming post-retirement pursuits and engineering history, collections, rights

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  • Sprache:
  • Englisch
  • ISBN:
  • 9781560910817
  • Einband:
  • Gebundene Ausgabe
  • Seitenzahl:
  • 296
  • Veröffentlicht:
  • 28. Februar 1991
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Readers will be fascinated by Bentele's stories of the setbacks and the successes he encountered over the course of his acclaimed career. The dawn of the jet age, developments at the end of World War II, the development of automotive and aircraft gas turbines, and the rotary engine era are just some of the historical events which are recounted in this book.
A pioneer in the development of the internal combustion engine, Dr. Max Bentele provides a first-hand account of some of the major engineering achievements of the twentieth century. Throughout Engine Revolutions, Bentele discusses his participation in groundbreaking developments such as the jet engine/gas turbine (1941) and the rotary Wankel engine (1958).
Both engineering students and the general reader will be fascinated by Bentele's stories.
Chapters include:
the quest for superior specific engine power
the last hurrah of the high-performance aircraft engine
the dawn of the jet age
end of World War II
the automotive gas turbine
Stuttgart again
aircraft gas turbines, revisited; the rotary engine era
lightweight aircraft gas turbine engines
AVCO Lycoming
post-retirement pursuits
and engineering history, collections, rights

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