Malcolm Nunney

Light and Heavy Vehicle Technology

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Describes the design, construction and operation of the many and varied components of modern motor vehicles, including the knowledge needed to service and repair them. This book offers coverage of both cars and heavier vehicles, featuring over 1000 illustrations. It is suitable for students of automotive engineering.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 4 ed
• Seitenzahl: 688
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. September 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 280mm x 216mm x 37mm
• Gewicht: 1670g
• ISBN-13: 9780750680370
• ISBN-10: 0750680377
• Artikelnr.: 21244112

Autorenporträt

Malcolm Nunney started as an apprentice in car and truck servicing with a Rootes Group main agency, then joined the Rolls-Royce Motor Car Division as a technical assistant before becoming Technical Services Engineer. In 1965 he received the City and Guilds Insignia Award in Technology (Automobile Engineering), and ended his career as a technical author.

Inhaltsangabe

The reciprocating piston petrol engine
The diesel engine
Combustion chambers and processes
Engine lubrication
Engine cooling, vehicle heating and climate control
Carburation and fuel injection
Intake and exhaust systems
Diesel fuel injection systems
Forced induction
Ignition and starter systems
Engine emission control
Rotary piston engines
Clutches
Layshaft gearboxes
Fluid couplings and torque converters
Epicyclic gearboxes
Semi- and automatic transmission systems
Overdrive gears
Drive lines
Final drives and rear axles
Four-wheel drive systems
Tyres, road wheels and hubs
Suspension systems
Manual steering
Power-assisted steering systems
Four wheel steering systems
Hydraulic brake systems
Air and endurance brake systems
Anti-lock brakes and traction control
Vehicle structures and aerodynamics
Alternative power sources and fuels
Battery-electric, hybrid and fuel-cell vehicles