Science for Motor Vehicle Engineers
Published on 1. December 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-340-64527-7 (ISBN)
Description
The primary aim of this book is to provide the necessary scientific principles for NVQ students specialising in motor vehicle engineering at levels 2 and 3. Unlike many other engineering science texts, it emphasises the topics most useful to vehicle engineers, and includes numerous real-life examples, with questions directly related to cars, motor cycles and commercial vehicles.
Reviews / Votes
"...well written...explains a difficult topic in a clear concise way." --Association of Motor Vehicle TeachersMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Students taking NVQ level 3 in motor vehicle engineering. Also those taking a GNVQ advanced course in engineering.
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 171 mm
Weight
560 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-340-64527-7 (9780340645277)
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Peter Twigg
Science for Motor Vehicle Engineers
E-Book
12/2012
Butterworth-Heinemann
€54.95
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Content
Part 1: Introduction - SI systems * Exam questions * Part 2: Mechanics - Mass, density and volume * Force * Friction * Moments * Stress and Strain * Frameworks * Bending * Torsion * Motion * Centripetal and centrifugal action * Simple harmonic motion * Energy * Part 3: Thermofluids - Introduction * Pressure * Heat * Gas laws * S F E E * Fluids * Part 4: Systems - System modelling * Instrumentation * Tools and equipment * Part 5: Chemistry - Electrochemistry * Materials * Part 6: Basic Electricity * Index.