
- 202 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Automotive Powertrain Science and Technology
About this book
A motor vehicle's powertrain consists of the components which generate power and enable it to move – its engine, exhaust system, transmission, drive shaft, suspension and wheels. Any automotive engineering student going beyond basic mechanics will need a sound knowledge of the mathematics and scientific principles, particularly calculus and algebra, which underpin powertrain technology. This textbook supports a series of courses, for instance BTEC unit 28 "Further Mathematics for Engineering Technicians", which is a requisite for a foundation degree in automotive engineering, and BTEC higher unit 25 "Engine and Vehicle Design and Performance", without giving full coverage of automotive technology. It is a more focused companion to the author's Automotive Science and Mathematics 978-0-7506-8522-1, also published by Routledge.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- 1 Gas laws and basic thermodynamics
- 2 Petrol engines
- 3 Diesel (compression ignition) engines
- 4 Transmission
- 5 Forces and their effects on vehicle performance
- 6 Simple harmonic motion and vibrations
- 7 The CAN system
- 8 Engine mapping: an overview
- 9 Fuels and other energy sources
- 10 Electric propulsion: an overview
- Index