Light and Heavy Vehicle Technology
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Light and Heavy Vehicle Technology

  1. 618 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Light and Heavy Vehicle Technology

About this book

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 petrol engine, the diesel engine, the combustion chambers, and the different means of combustion processes. To counter friction, heat and wear, lubrication to the different moving parts is important. To counter excessive heat which can cause breakdown of lubricating oil films and materials such as gaskets, O-rings, the engine is designed with a cooling system that uses air, water, or engine coolants. Petrol engines use the carburation or injection type of fuel delivery; diesel engines use a high pressure system of fuel injection owing to the higher pressures existing in the diesel combustion chamber. The text explains the operation of the other parts of the vehicle including the ignition and starter system, emission controls, layshaft gearboxes, drive lines, and suspension systems. Heavy vehicles need highly efficient air brakes to stop them compared to the hydraulic brake systems used in smaller and lighter vehicles. The book is suitable for mechanical engineers, engine designers, students, and instructors in mechanical and automotive engineering.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Light and Heavy Vehicle Technology
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Preface to the first edition
  6. Preface to the second editio
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Chapter 1. The reciprocating piston petrol engine
  9. Chapter 2. The diesel engine
  10. Chapter 3. Combustion chambers and processes
  11. Chapter 4. Engine. lubrication
  12. Chapter 5. Engine cooling and vehicle heating
  13. Chapter 6. Carburation and fuel injection
  14. Chapter 7. Intake and exhaust systems
  15. Chapter 8. Diesel fuel injection systems
  16. Chapter 9. Forced induction
  17. Chapter 10. Ignition and starter systems
  18. Chapter 11. Engine emission control
  19. Chapter 12. Rotary piston and gas turbine engines
  20. Chapter 13. Friction clutches
  21. Chapter 14. Layshaft gearboxes
  22. Chapter 15. Fluid couplings and torque converters
  23. Chapter 16. Epicyclic gearboxes
  24. Chapter 17. Semi-automatic and automatic transmissions
  25. Chapter 18. Overdrive gears
  26. Chapter 19. Drive lines
  27. Chapter 20. Final drives and rear axles
  28. Chapter 21. Four-wheel-drive systems
  29. Chapter 22. Tyres, road wheels and hubs
  30. Chapter 23. Suspension systems
  31. Chapter 24. Manual steering
  32. Chapter 25. Power-assisted steering
  33. Chapter 26. Four-wheel-steering systems
  34. Chapter 27. Hydraulic brake systems
  35. Chapter 28. Air brakes and auxiliary retarders
  36. Chapter 29. Anti-lock brakes and traction control
  37. Chapter 30. Vehicle structure
  38. Index