The motor vehicle / K. Newton ... [et al.].
By: Newton, K. (Kenneth).
Contributor(s): Steeds, W. (William) | Garrett, T. K.
Material type: BookPublisher: Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann, 1996Edition: 12th ed.Description: x, 999 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0750637633 .Subject(s): AutomobilesDDC classification: 629.2Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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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