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Light and heavy vehicle technology /
Light and Heavy Vehicle Technology, Second Edition deals with the theory and practice of vehicle maintenance, procedure, and diagnosis of vehicle trouble, including technological advances such as four-wheel drive, four-wheel steering, and anti-lock brakes. The book reviews the reciprocating piston p...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; Boston :
Newnes,
1992.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- ""Front Cover""; ""Light and Heavy Vehicle Technology""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface to the first edition""; ""Preface to the second editio""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Chapter 1. The reciprocating piston petrol engine""; ""1.1 Modern requirements""; ""1.2 Engine nomenclature""; ""1.3 Operating principles""; ""1.4 Basic structure and mechanism""; ""1.5 Cylinder and crankthrow arrangements""; ""1.6 Cylinder block, crankcase and head""; ""1.7 Pistons and connecting rods""; ""1.8 Crankshaft assembly and mainbearings""; ""1.9 Crankshaft torsional vibration dampers""
- ""1.10 Valve train""""1.11 Timing drive""; ""1.12 The principles of valve timing""; ""Chapter 2. The diesel engine""; ""2.1 Suitability for road transport""; ""2.2 Operating principles""; ""2.3 Cylinder block, crankcase and head""; ""2.4 Pistons and connecting rods""; ""2.5 Crankshaft assembly and main bearings""; ""2.6 Valve train and timing drive""; ""Chapter 3. Combustion chambers and processes""; ""3.1 Basic layouts of combustion chambers""; ""3.2 Combustion in the petrol engine""; ""3.3 Petrol engine combustion chambers""; ""3.4 Combustion in the diesel engine""
- ""3.5 Diesel engine combustion chambers""""3.6 Cylinder charge agitation""; ""Chapter 4. Engine. lubrication""; ""4.1 Friction and wear""; ""4.2 The lubrication process""; ""4.3 Engine lubricating oil""; ""4.4 Engine lubrication systems""; ""4.5 Oil pumps and pressure relief valves""; ""4.6 Oil filtration and cooling""; ""4.7 Oil retention and crankcase ventilation""; ""Chapter 5. Engine cooling and vehicle heating""; ""5.1 Heat transfer and cooling media""; ""5.2 Engine air-cooling system""; ""5.3 Engine water-cooling system""; ""5.4 Engine coolant""; ""5.5 Interior ventilation and heating""
- ""Chapter 6. Carburation and fuel injection""""6.1 Fuel supply system""; ""6.2 Fixed-choke carburettors""; ""6.3 Variable-choke carburettors""; ""6.4 Multiple and compound carburettors""; ""6.5 Electronically controlled carburettors""; ""6.6 Petrol engine fuel injection""; ""6.7 Multipoint fuel injection (MPI)""; ""6.8 Single-point fuel injection (SPI)""; ""Chapter 7. Intake and exhaust systems""; ""7.1 Air cleaner and silencer""; ""7.2 Intake and exhaust manifolds""; ""7.3 Exhaust system""; ""7.4 Vacuum gauge and exhaust gas analyser""; ""Chapter 8. Diesel fuel injection systems""
- ""8.1 Fuel supply system""""8.2 The in-line fuel injection pump""; ""8.3 Governing the in-line fuel injection pump""; ""8.4 The distributor fuel injection pump""; ""8.5 Governing the distributor fuel injection pump""; ""8.6 Timing in-line and distributor fuel injection pumps""; ""8.7 Fuel injectors""; ""8.8 Common-rail unit injector system""; ""8.9 Introduction to electronic diesel control""; ""8.10 Cold starting devices""; ""Chapter 9. Forced induction""; ""9.1 Natural aspiration and forced induction""; ""9.2 Methods of pressure charging""; ""Chapter 10. Ignition and starter systems""