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It should be noted that Colin Ferguson, the author of the first edition of the engines book in 1986, has retired. Colin should be recognized for this significant contribution to engines education. Thanks are due to Professors Alex Taylor, Stelios Rigopoulos, Aaron Costall, and Yannis Hardalupas at Imperial College in London, England for providing a collegial and stimulating environment during my recent stay there. Professor Joshua Keena at West Point Military Academy suggested improvements in friction modeling.

Discussions with Colorado State Professors Daniel Olsen and Anthony Marchese on combustion modeling also have been very helpful. Former CSU graduate students Aron Dobos and Richard Wagner deserve a heartfelt thanks for their contributions to the computational elements of the combustion and friction chapters, respectively.

Many thanks to the editorial staff at John Wiley & Sons, Inc. for their work on the fourth edition. Ms. Anne Hunt and Mr. Steve Fassioms deserve special acknowledgement for their editorial assistance with this project. I would like to thank my wife Susan and my extended family: Anne, Matt, Maeve, Michael, Rob, Kristin, Thomson, Charlotte, and Theo for their unflagging support while this fourth edition was being written.

Finally, this edition is dedicated to my late father, Edward T. Kirkpatrick, who sparked my interest in engines and engineering years ago.