Title: Engine Testing : Theory & Practice, 3rd Edition Author: Michael James Plint Tony Martyr ISBN: 813121740X / 9788131217405 Format: Hard Cover Pages: 468 Publisher: Elsevier Year: 2007 Availability: Out of Stock
Description
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This book brings together the large and scattered body of information on the theory and practice of engine testing, to which any engineer responsible for work of this kind must have access. The eclectic nature of engine, powertrain, chassis and whole vehicle testing makes this comprehensive book a true must-have reference for those in the automotive industry, as well as more advanced students of automotive engineering.
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Units and Conversion Factors
Chapter 1 : Test Facility Specification, System Integration and Project Organization Chapter 2 : The Test Cell as a Thermodynamic System Chapter 3 : Vibration and Noise Chapter 4 : Test Cell and Control Room Design : an Overall View Chapter 5 : Ventilation and Air Conditioning Chapter 6 : Test Cell Cooling Water and Exhaust Gas Systems Chapter 7 : Fuel and Oil Storage, Supply and Treatment Chapter 8 : Dynamometers and the Measurement of Torque Chapter 9 : Coupling the Engine to the Dynamometer Chapter 10 : Electrical Design Considerations Chapter 11 : Test Cell Control and Data Acquisition Chapter 12 : Measurement of Fuel, Combustion Air and Oil Consupmtion Chapter 13 : Thermal Efficiency, Measurement of Heat and Mechanical Losses Chapter 14 : The Combustion Process and Combustion Analysis Chapter 15 : The Test Department Organization, Health and Safety Management, Risk Assessment Correlation of Results and Design of Experiments Chapter 16 : Exhaust Emissions Chapter 17 : Tribology, Fuel and Lubrication Testing Chapter 18 : Chassis or Rolling Road Dynamometers Chapter 19 : Data Collection, Handling, Post-Test Processing, Engine Calibration and Mapping Chapter 20 : The Pursuit and Definition of Accuracy : Statistical Analysis of Test Results