Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This work brings together the theory and practice of engine testing and test plant design. There are revised chapters on cooling and exhaust system design, the supply of combustion air, vibration and the application of standard test codes.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• The test cell as a system: an overall view
• Test cell design: an overall view
• Controls and the control room - the electrical installation
• Ventilation and air conditioning
• Vibration and noise
• Flow systems: fuel, water, combustion air and exhaust
• Choosing the right dynamometer
• Coupling the engine to the dynamometer
• Measurement of torque, power, speed and fuel consumption
• acceptance and type tests, accuracy of the measurements
• Measurement of combustion air consumption
• Thermal efficiency and measurement of heat losses - ideal standard cycles
• Measurement of mechanical losses in engines
• Effects of air/fuel ratio, fuel quality and mixture preparation - cylinder pressure diagrams and combustion analysis
• Exhaust emissions
• Transient testing
• Chassis or rolling road dynamometers
• Tribology and engine testing
• Data logging and computerized engine test cell control
• The context of the test department: organization and communications, the log book and the technical report
• The design of experiments
• The pursuit and definition of accuracy: statistical analysis of test results
• Appendices