Title: The Motor Vehicle, 13th Edition Author: T.K. Garrett ISBN: 0768006392 / 9780768006391 Format: Hard Cover Pages: 1224 Publisher: SAE Year: 2001 Availability: Out of Stock
Description
Contents
The thirteenth edition of The Motor Vehicle features up-to-date information on vehicle technology. Completely updated, the book is organized into three major sections focusing on:
The Engine
The Transmission
The Carriage Unit
This edition features three new chapters devoted to electric propulsion, static and dynamic safety, and wheel and tires. The book also contains expanded information on: the compression ignition engine; automatic, semi-automatic and continuously variable transmissions; braking and traction; and steering. Co-published by SAE and Butterworth-Heinemann.
Preface to the Thirteenth Edition
Units and Abbreviations
Part I : The Engine
Chapter 1 : General Principles of Heat Engines Chapter 2 : Engine Balance Chapter 3 : Constructional Details of the Engine Chapter 4 : Six-, Eight- and Twelve-Cylinder Engines Chapter 5 : Sleeve Valve and Special Engines Chapter 6 : Diesel Injection Equipment and Systems Chapter 7 : Distributor Type Injection Pumps Chapter 8 : Some Representative Diesel Engines Chapter 9 : The Two-Stroke Engine Chapter 10 : Fundamentals of Carburation Chapter 11 : Some Representative Carburettors Chapter 12 : Petrol Injection Systems Chapter 13 : Induction Manifold Design Chapter 14 : Emission Control Chapter 15 : Fuel Pumps and Engine Intake Air Conditioning Chapter 16 : Turbocharging and Supercharging Chapter 17 : Fuels and Their Combustion Chapter 18 : Friction, Lubricants and Lubrication Chapter 19 : Engine Cooling Chapter 20 : Electric Propulsion Chapter 21 : Alternative Power Units Chapter 22 : Bearings, Gearing, Chains and Belt Drives
Part II : Transmission
Chapter 23 : Transmission Requirements Chapter 24 : Clutches Chapter 25 : Why is a Gearbox Necessary? Chapter 26 : Constructional Arrangements of Gearboxes Chapter 27 : Epicyclic and Pre-Selector Gearboxes Chapter 28 : Torque Converters and Automatic Gearboxes Chapter 29 : Semi-Automatic Gearboxes and Continuously Variable Transmissions Chapter 30 : Universal Joints and Driving Steered Wheels Chapter 31 : The Differential Chapter 32 : The Back Axle Chapter 33 : Axle Construction Chapter 34 : The Double Reduction Axle
Part III : The Carriage Unit
Chapter 35 : The Basic Structure Chapter 36 : Vehicle Safety Chapter 37 : Brakes Chapter 38 : Servo, Power Operated, and Regenerative Braking Systems Chapter 39 : Anti-Lock Brakes and Traction Control Chapter 40 : Front Axle and Steering Mechanism Chapter 41 : Wheels and Tyres Chapter 42 : Suspension Principles Chapter 43 : Suspension Systems Chapter 44 : Six-Wheel Vehicles