A motor vehicle's powertrain consists of the components which generate power and enable it to move - its engine, exhaust system, transmission, drive shaft, suspension and wheels. Any automotive engineering student 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 a series of courses, for instance BTEC unit 28 "Further Mathematics for Engineering Technicians", which is a requisite for a foundation degree in automotive engineering, and BTEC higher unit 25 "Engine and Vehicle Design and Performance", without giving full coverage of automotive technology. It is a more focused companion to the author's Automotive Science and Mathematics 978-0-7506-8522-1, also published by Routledge.
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Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für die Erwachsenenbildung
Adult education, Further/Vocational Education, and Undergraduate
Illustrationen
132 s/w Abbildungen, 24 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 108 s/w Zeichnungen, 9 s/w Tabellen
9 Tables, black and white; 108 Line drawings, black and white; 24 Halftones, black and white; 132 Illustrations, black and white
Maße
Höhe: 234 mm
Breite: 156 mm
Dicke: 12 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-367-33113-9 (9780367331139)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Allan Bonnick, CEng MIMechE, trained and worked as an automotive technician before eventually becoming a principal lecturer and head of MV studies at Eastbourne College of Technology and Art. After retirement he joined the Technical Committee of the Institute of Road Transport Engineers, during which time he received the Mackenzie Junner Award for his work on electronically controlled systems on commercial vehicles.
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
