Light and Heavy Vehicle Technology

Preface to the First EditionPreface to the Second EditionAcknowledgments1 The Reciprocating Piston Petrol Engine 1.1 Modern Requirements 1.2 Engine Nomenclature 1.3 Operating Principles 1.4 Basic Structure and Mechanism 1.5 Cylinder and Crankthrow Arrangements 1.6 Cylinder Block, Crankcase and Head 1.7 Pistons and Connecting Rods 1.8 Crankshaft Assembly and Main Bearings 1.9 Crankshaft Torsional Vibration Dampers 1.10 Valve Train 1.11 Timing Drive 1.12 The Principles of Valve Timing2 The Diesel Engine 2.1 Suitability for Road Transport 2.2 Operating Principles 2.3 Cylinder Block, Crankcase and Head 2.4 Pistons and Connecting Rods 2.5 Crankshaft Assembly and Main Bearings 2.6 Valve Train and Timing Drive3 Combustion Chambers and Processes 3.1 Basic Layouts of Combustion Chambers 3.2 Combustion in the Petrol Engine 3.3 Petrol Engine Combustion Chambers 3.4 Combustion in the Diesel Engine 3.5 Diesel Engine Combustion Chambers 3.6 Cylinder Charge Agitation4 Engine Lubrication 4.1 Friction and Wear 4.2 The Lubrication Process 4.3 Engine Lubricating Oil 4.4 Engine Lubrication Systems 4.5 Oil Pumps and Pressure Relief Valves 4.6 Oil Filtration and Cooling 4.7 Oil Retention and Crankcase Ventilation5 Engine Cooling and Vehicle Heating 5.1 Heat Transfer and Cooling Media 5.2 Engine Air-Cooling System 5.3 Engine Water-Cooling System 5.4 Engine Coolant 5.5 Interior Ventilation and Heating6 Carburation and Fuel Injection 6.1 Fuel Supply System 6.2 Fixed-Choke Carburettors 6.3 Variable-Choke Carburettors 6.4 Multiple and Compound Carburettors 6.5 Electronically Controlled Carburettors 6.6 Petrol Engine Fuel Injection 6.7 Multipoint Fuel Injection (MPI) 6.8 Single-Point Fuel Injection (SPI)7 Intake and Exhaust Systems 7.1 Air Cleaner and Silencer 7.2 Intake and Exhaust Manifolds 7.3 Exhaust System 7.4 Vacuum Gauge and Exhaust Gas Analyser8 Diesel Fuel Injection Systems 8.1 Fuel Supply System 8.2 The In-Line Fuel Injection Pump 8.3 Governing the In-Line fuel Injection Pump 8.4 The Distributor Fuel Injection Pump 8.5 Governing the Distributor fuel Injection Pump 8.6 Timing In-Line and Distributor Fuel Injection Pumps 8.7 Fuel Injectors 8.8 Common-Rail Unit Injector System 8.9 Introduction to Electronic Diesel Control 8.10 Cold Starting Devices9 Forced Induction 9.1 Natural Aspiration and Forced Induction 9.2 Methods of Pressure Charging10 Ignition and Starter Systems 10.1 Coil Ignition Equipment 10.2 Ignition Coil and Capacitor 10.3 Ignition Distributor and Sparking Plugs 10.4 Introduction to Electronic Ignition Systems 10.5 Types of Electronic Ignition System 10.6 Ignition Timing 10.7 Damp Ignition in Service 10.8 The Starter System11 Engine Emission Control 11.1 Petrol Engine Pollutants 11.2 Petrol Engine Emission Control 11.3 Diesel Engine Pollutants12 Rotary Piston and Gas Turbine Engines 12.1 Rotary Piston Engine 12.2 Gas Turbine Engine13 Friction Clutches 13.1 Types of Single-Plate Clutch 13.2 Clutch Control Systems 13.3 Clutch Centre Plate Construction 13.4 Direct-Release Clutch 13.5 Centrifugally Operated Clutches 13.6 Multiplate Clutches 13.7 Angle Spring Clutch 13.8 Clutch Misbehaviour in Service 13.9 Flywheel and Clutch Housing Alignment14 Layshaft Gearboxes 14.1 Purpose and Elements of the Gearbox 14.2 Constant-Mesh Gearboxes 14.3 Synchromesh Gearboxes 14.4 Gear Selector Mechanisms 14.5 Heavy-Vehicle Gearboxes 14.6 Gearbox Lubrication and Sealing 14.7 Gearbox Misbehaviour in Service15 Fluid Couplings and Torque Converters 15.1 Fluid Couplings 15.2 Improvements to Fluid Couplings 15.3 Torque Converters 15.4 Improvements to Torque Converters 15.