Preface: Special ICE Section

Abstract

In recent years, the ever-increasing socioeconomic pressures for developing cleaner and more efficient means for converting chemical fuel energy into useful mechanical work have resulted in a dramatic growth in internal combustion engine research and development activities. As a natural outcome of this vigorous activity, a large number of technical papers dealing with various mechanical aspects of engine design, as well as with the basic thermo-fluid engine processes have been presented at the Fall and Spring Technical Conferences organized by the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Division of ASME. In 1999, the ICE Division has renewed its commitment to identify quality papers of long-term reference value for the journal. Therefore, a major section of this issue of the ASME JOURNAL FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER is devoted to a selection of the highest quality ICE Papers presented at those meetings, and other papers of long-term reference value which were submitted directly to the journal. The contributions of the ICE Division Associates, the support of the ICE Executive Committee, and the ASME Editorial Staff, and above all the contributions of the authors and referees are gratefully acknowledged.