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Science for motor vehicle engineers /
The primary aim of this book is to provide the necessary scientific principles for NVQ students specialising in motor vehicle engineering at levels 2 and 3. Unlike many other engineering science texts, it emphasises the topics most useful to vehicle engineers, and includes numerous real-life example...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Waltham, Mass. :
Butterworth-Heinemann,
1996.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Science for Motor Vehicle Engineers; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1 The SI system; 1.2 Tackling problems; 1.3 Mathematics; Chapter 2. Forces; 2.1 Mass, volume and density; 2.2 Forces; 2.3 Moments; 2.4 Frameworks; Chapter 3. Distortion of materials; 3.1 Stress and strain, and strength of materials; 3.2 Bending of beams; 3.3 Torsion; Chapter 4. Motion; 4.1 Linear motion; 4.2 Impulse, impact and momentum; 4.3 Rotational dynamics; 4.4 Friction; 4.5 Centripetal and centrifugal forces; 4.6 Simple harmonic motion
- Chapter 5. Work, energy and power5.1 Work; 5.2 Energy; 5.3 Power; 5.4 Lifting machines; 5.5 Power transmission; Chapter 6. Thermodynamics; 6.1 Introduction to thermodynamics; 6.2 Heat and temperature; 6.3 Gases; 6.4 Steady flow processes; 6.5 Liquids; Chapter 7. Control and instrumentation; 7.1 Modelling and control systems; 7.2 Instrumentation; Chapter 8. Basic electricity; 8.1 Basic principles; 8.2 The effects of electric current; Chapter 9. Metals; 9.1 Steel; 9.2 Heat treatment; 9.3 Non-ferrous metals; 9.4 Corrosion; Problem answers; Index