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The motor vehicle / K. Newton ... [et al.].

By: Newton, K. (Kenneth).
Contributor(s): Steeds, W. (William) | Garrett, T. K.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann, 1996Edition: 12th ed.Description: x, 999 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0750637633 .Subject(s): AutomobilesDDC classification: 629.2
Contents:
Part 1: The engine -- General principles of heat engines -- Engine balance -- Constructional details of the engine -- Six- eight- and twelve-cylinder engines -- Sleeve-valve and special engines -- The compression-ignition engine -- The two-stroke engine -- Fundamentals of carburation -- Some representative carburettors -- Petrol injection systems -- Induction manifold design -- Emission control -- Fuel pumps and engine intake air conditioning -- Turbocharging and supercharging -- Fuels and their combustion -- Friction, lubricants and lubrication -- Engine cooling -- Potential for future development -- Bearings, gearing, chain and belt drives -- Part 2: Transmission -- Transmission requirements -- Clutches -- Why is a gearbox necessary? -- Constructional arrangements of gearboxes -- Epicyclic and pre-selector gearboxes -- Torque converters and automatic gearboxes -- Universal joints and driving steered wheels -- The differential -- The back axle -- Axle constructions -- The double-reduction axle -- Part 3: The carriage unit -- The basic structure -- Brakes -- Servo- and power-operated and regenerative braking systems -- Front axle and steering mechanism -- Suspension principles -- Suspension systems -- Six-wheel vehicles.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Addresses engineering aspects relating to motor vehicles, from fundamental principles to advanced innovations.

Includes index.

Part 1: The engine -- General principles of heat engines -- Engine balance -- Constructional details of the engine -- Six- eight- and twelve-cylinder engines -- Sleeve-valve and special engines -- The compression-ignition engine -- The two-stroke engine -- Fundamentals of carburation -- Some representative carburettors -- Petrol injection systems -- Induction manifold design -- Emission control -- Fuel pumps and engine intake air conditioning -- Turbocharging and supercharging -- Fuels and their combustion -- Friction, lubricants and lubrication -- Engine cooling -- Potential for future development -- Bearings, gearing, chain and belt drives -- Part 2: Transmission -- Transmission requirements -- Clutches -- Why is a gearbox necessary? -- Constructional arrangements of gearboxes -- Epicyclic and pre-selector gearboxes -- Torque converters and automatic gearboxes -- Universal joints and driving steered wheels -- The differential -- The back axle -- Axle constructions -- The double-reduction axle -- Part 3: The carriage unit -- The basic structure -- Brakes -- Servo- and power-operated and regenerative braking systems -- Front axle and steering mechanism -- Suspension principles -- Suspension systems -- Six-wheel vehicles.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • General principles of heat engines
  • Engine balance
  • Constructional details of the engine
  • Six, eight and twelve-cylinder engines
  • Sleeve-value and special engines
  • The compression-ignition engine
  • Carburation
  • Carburettors in practice
  • Emission control
  • Fuel supply and air cleaning
  • Supercharging and superchargers
  • Turbocharging and Turbochargers
  • Fuels for automobile engines
  • Lubrication
  • Engine cooling
  • Potential for future development
  • Bearings, gearing, chain and belt drives
  • Transmission requirements
  • Clutches
  • Why is a gearbox necessary? Constructional arrangements of gearboxes
  • Epicyclic and pre-selector gearboxes
  • torque converters and automatic gearboxes
  • Universal joints and driving steered wheels
  • The differential
  • The back axle
  • Axle constructions
  • The double-reduction axle
  • The basic structure
  • Brakes
  • Servo and power-operated, and regenerative braking systems
  • Front axle and steering mechanism
  • Suspension principles
  • Suspension systems
  • Six-wheel vehicles
  • Index

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