Subject terms: Automotive Engineering | Mechanical Engineering
Collection name: Materials & Mechanical
Table of Contents
* Part 1 The Engine
o 1 General principles of heat engines
o 2 Engine balance
o 3 Constructional details of the engine
o 4 Six-, eight- and twelve- cylinder engines
o 5 Sleeve- valve and special engines
o 6 Diesel injection equipment and systems
o 7 Distributor type pumps
o 8 Some representative diesel engines
o 9 The two- stroke engine
o 10 Fundamentals of carburation
o 11 Some representative carburettors
o 12 Petrol injection systems
o 13 Induction manifold design
o 14 Emission control
o 15 Fuel pumps and engine intake air conditioning
o 16 Turbocharging and supercharging
o 17 Fuels and their combustion
o 18 Friction, lubricants and lubrication
o 19 Engine cooling
o 20 Electric propulsion
o 21 Alternative power units
o 22 Bearings, gearing, chain and belt drives
* Part 2 Transmission
o 23 Transmission requirements
o 24 Clutches
o 25 Why is a gearbox necessary?
o 26 Constructional arrangements of gearboxes
o 27 Epicyclic and pre- selector gearboxes
o 28 Torque converters and automatic gearboxes
o 29 Semi- automatic gearboxes and continuously variable transmissions
o 30 Universal joints and driving steered wheels
o 31 The differential
o 32 The back axle
o 33 Axle constructions
o 34 The double- reduction axle
* Part 3 The Carriage Unit
o 35 The basic structure
o 36 Vehicle safety
o 37 Brakes
o 38 Servo- and power- operated, and regenerative braking systems
o 39 Anti- lock brakes and traction control
o 40 Front axle and steering mechanism
o 41 Wheels and tyres
o 42 Suspension principles
o 43 Suspension systems
o 44 Six- wheel vehicles
* Index