Desmoliterature New
This is the list of references (“Bibliography”) of desmoliterature after our desmobook from about 1990 till present time.
Progressively more articles will be added and some hyperlinked.
Last update: Saturday 18.02.2006
Nb Untill 1990 not very much was published on Ducati in general and desmodromics in specific. Most publications are from the last 15 years. In my list I will only mention the books and articles that contain content that helps me build the desmo website. There are other places like : http://www.cowin-tech.com/ducati/ where one can find a listing of articles (about 450) and books (about 40) on Ducati (and desmo). Search for “desmodromic” @ http://scholar.google.com to find some more very fine articles of e.g. Dalpiaz, Rivola etc.
Bibliography (new)
* Baker, Alan Desmodromics In: The Classic Motorcycle; 1991, p. 16-19
* Blunsden, John The power to win : The design, development and achievements of the Ford Cosworth DFV, DFX, DFL and DFY V8 racing engines. First published 1983. Chapter on Desmodromic Valve Gear p. 52-p. 54
*Clarke, Massimo Ducati Scrambler, Desmo E Mark 3, Vimodrome (Milano), Giorgio Nada Editore, maggio 1995
*Colombo, Marcello Basta con le molle : Storia del desmo In: Moto Ciclismo d’epoca; Anno 7, numero 8-9 agosto/settembre 2001 [a.o. MV Agusta 125 cc desmo]
*Dalpiaz, G. and A. Rivola, A model for the Elastodynamic Analysis of a Desmodromic Valve Train In: Proceedings of the Tenth World Congress on the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms, June 20-24, Oulu, Finland, Oulu University Press, 4, pp 1534 – 1542, 1999.
*Dalpiaz, G. and A. Rivola, A Non-linear Elastodynamic Model of a Desmodromic Valve Train In: Mechanisms and Machine Theory, 35 (11), pp 1551 – 1562, 2000.
*Dalpiaz, G., Carlini, Andrea, A. Rivola, Maggiore, Alberto, Valve motion measurement on motorbike cylinder heads using high speed laser vibrometer; DIEM University of Bologna, 2000.
*Dalpiaz, G., Moreno, D. Mucchi, E. and Rivola, Alessandro: Multibody Analysis Of The Desmodromic Valve Train Of The Ducati MotoGP Engine, June 2007.
*Ducati2001 [Yearbook], 2001
*Foale, Tony Design of Desmodromic Valve Gear to fit cylinder head of Velocette 500cc racing motor engine, 1994 [Foale Velocette desmo]
*Guizzardi, Gianluca Motorbike Design : Tradizione ed innovazione nelle Moto Ducati / Guizzardi, Lombardi, Ferrari, Fiorilli, Torroni; Bologna Facoltà di ingegneria, 1995
*Green, Steve Pukekohe Park Life : from Bantams to Guzzis in: Classic Racer nr. 89 (May/June 2001) p. 8 (text) and p. 10 (picture) [Brian Thomas” Norton Manx 350]
*Leverkus, Ernst Neander K 500 : Voller Ernst In: Motorrad Classic 1/91 Januar/Februar p. 13-18 and 2/91 Mar./Apr. p. 36-43 [Neander K 500]
*Ludvigsen, Karl Classic Grand Prix Cars : The front-engined Formula 1 Era 1906 – 1960, Phoenix etc . Sutton Publishing Ltd., 2000 [a.o. Maserati 6 cil., Scarab, SEFAC, OSCA, BRM]
*Masetti, Marco Ducati : A Motorbike, a Myth, a Museum, Florence; le Lettere, 1999
*Monasteri, D., Oliveri, S.M., Preziosi, F: Simulazione cenematica mediante modello multibody della distribuzione desmodromica di un propulsore motociclistico da competizione In: Ricerca e sviluppo, Marzo 1998, Vol. 51, n. 3.
*Norton Engine Developments : Some Interesting Design Activities on Racing Motor Cycle Power Units In: Automobile Engineer, July 1959 [Norton Desmo]
*Perelli, Carlo L’uomo del desmo In: Moto Ciclismo d’epoca; Anno 3, numero 02 1997 [about Fabio Taglioni]
*Perelli, Carlo Romantico replicante In: Motociclismo D’Epoca 11/2002. [about Arturo Serri] *Perelli, Carlo Rettifica! (45 Anni dopo) In: Motociclismo d’Epoca of february 2002. [Mondial supposed Desmo]
*Rauch, Siegfried Richard Küchen : Deutsche Motorradkonstrukteure In: Motorrad Classic 2/91 März/April p. 36-43 [Küchen & Capriolo desmo]
*Töns, Wolf Ducati : Pantah & Co 1978 -1996, Rösrath, Art Motor Verlag, 1995
*”In Moto” of October ’93 [Del Biondo].
*”In Moto” of May ’94 [Del Biondo]. *Moore, George In: Automobile Quarterly, Vol. 30, nr.4 summer 1992 (Duesenberg Special) [Duesenberg]
*Schwarz, Waldemar Königsweg : Königswellen-Boxer In: Motorrad 25/1997, Rubrik: Test & Technik [BMW Franz Pohn]
*Schwarz, Waldemar Schattenboxer : Technik BMW R1 In: Motorrad 18/1999, Rubrik: Test & Technik [BMW R1]
*Sharpe, Norman Straight from the island In: Motor Cycling, May 28, 1959 [Norton Desmo]
*Slancar, Martin Puzzle für Fortgeschrittene : JAP-Prototyp mit Zwangssteuerung In: MOTORRAD Classic; issue 6, November/December 2002,
*Slancar, Martin Der Ventiltrieb eines JAP-Einbaumotors, 1999 [non published Private Document]
*Taglioni, Fabio Storia e realta’ del sistema desmodromico per il comando delle valvole dei motori a scoppio [Signed non published document handed over by Dottore T. himself to Franciso Tijsse Klasen (see also “Desmobook” button), summer 1990.]
*Walker, Mick Morini; Transport Source Books, 1996 p. 38 [Morini desmo] *White, Gordon Eliot Offenhauser : The legendary racing engine and the men who built it. First published in 1996. This pb edition published in 2004 by Motorbooks Int. Desmo info. in Scarab chapter p. 120-124.
*Zacche, Stefano Ottimizzazione della Distribuzione desmodromica per motore motociclistico : Tesi di laurea, Università degli studi di Bologna Facoltà di ingegneria Anno Academico 1988/89 De Vincentiis, Antonio Disegni Assistito Dal Calcolatore I http://www.dipmec.unian.it/disegno/didattica/progetti/desmo/relazione.htm
Faurès Fustel de Coulanges, Sébastien “Léon Michelat and the Poincarian Delages” In: Les Amis De Delage L’automobible, Bulletin Juin 2008 [Text in English] Desmoparagraph on p. 12-13 “The real fatherhood of the desmodromic distribution of the Delage S” Maître, Sébastien La distribution desmodromique d’un moteur à explosion. “Rapport d’histoire des techniques” UTBM, Printemps 2005 Ludvigsen, Karl A-cams and Z-drives. Especially compiled article (summer 2008) with all the desmo-facts from his prize-winning book, Mercedes-Benz Sports and Racing Cars. Berto, Andrea e Celeghin Linda Simulazione dei sistemi di distibuzione desmodromico e a molla; 2006/07