Light and heavy vehicle technology / M.J. Nunney.
Material type: TextPublication details: Oxford, England ; Woburn, MA : Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xi, 654 pages : illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:- 0750638273
- 9780750638272
- 629.231 NUN 21
- TL240 .N86 1998
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 629.231 NUN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 118548 |
Includes index.
The reciprocating piston engine -- The diesel engine -- Combustion chambers and processes -- Engine lubrication -- Engine cooling, vehicle heating and air conditioning systems -- Carburation and fuel injection -- Intake and exhaust systems -- Diesel fuel injection systems -- Forced induction -- Engine emission control -- Friction clutches -- Layshaft gearboxes -- Fluid couplings and torque converters -- Epicyclic gearboxes -- Semi-automatic and automatic transmissions -- Overdrive gears -- Vehicle layout and drive lines -- Final drives and rear axles -- Four-wheel drive systems -- Tyres, road wheels and hubs -- Suspension systems -- Manual steering -- Power-assisted steering -- Four-wheel steering systems -- Hydraulic brake systems -- Air and endurance brake systems -- Anti-lock brakes and tractional control systems -- Vehicle structure and aerodynamics.