Light and heavy vehicle technology
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Light and heavy vehicle technology
Newnes, 1992
2nd ed
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Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Revision for the second edition of this textbook has taken account of the introduction of the City & Guilds 383, Repair and Servicing of Road Vehicles. The book caters for studies at Levels 2 and 3, and is also appropriate for BTEC courses in motor-vehicle engineering.
Table of Contents
- The reciprocating piston petrol engine
- the diesel engine
- combustion chambers and processes
- engine lubrication
- engine cooling and vehicle heating
- carburation and fuel injection
- intake and exhaust systems
- diesel fuel injection systems
- forced induction
- ignition and starter systems
- engine emission control
- rotary piston and gas turbine engines
- friction clutches
- layshaft gearboxes
- fluid couplings and torque converters
- epicyclic gearboxes
- semi-automatic and automatic transmissions
- overdrive gears
- drive lines
- final drives and rear axles
- four-wheel steering systems
- hydraulic brake systems
- air brakes and auxillary retarders
- anti-lock brakes and traction control
- vehicle structure.
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