Automotive Powertrain Science and Technology.
Material type:
- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781000709254
- 629.24
- TL260 .B666 2020
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.
Automotive engineering students 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 courses, such as BTEC unit 28 and BTEC higher unit 25 without giving full coverage of automotive technology.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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