Light and Heavy Vehicle Technology
Light and Heavy Vehicle Technology, Second Edition deals with the theory and practice of vehicle maintenance, procedure, and diagnosis of vehicle trouble, including technological advances such as four-wheel drive, four-wheel steering, and anti-lock brakes. The book reviews the reciprocating piston petrol engine, the diesel engine, the combustion chambers, and the different means of combustion processes. To counter friction, heat and wear, lubrication to the different moving parts is important. To counter excessive heat which can cause breakdown of lubricating oil films and materials such as ga
1 online resource (618 pages)
9781483105079, 1483105075
1040599605
Front Cover; Light and Heavy Vehicle Technology; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface to the first edition; Preface to the second editio; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. 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 mainbearings; 1.9 Crankshaft torsional vibration dampers; 1.10 Valve train; 1.11 Timing drive; 1.12 The principles of valve timing. Chapter 2. The diesel engine2.1 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 drive; Chapter 3. 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 agitation; Chapter 4. Engine. lubrication; 4.1 Friction and wear; 4.2 The lubrication process. 4.3 Engine lubricating oil4.4 Engine lubrication systems; 4.5 Oil pumps and pressure relief valves; 4.6 Oil filtration and cooling; 4.7 Oil retention and crankcase ventilation; Chapter 5. 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 heating; Chapter 6. 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 injection6.7 Multipoint fuel injection (MPI); 6.8 Single-point fuel injection (SPI); Chapter 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 analyser; Chapter 8. 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 system8.9 Introduction to electronic diesel control; 8.10 Cold starting devices; Chapter 9. Forced induction; 9.1 Natural aspiration and forced induction; 9.2 Methods of pressure charging; Chapter 10. 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 system; Chapter 11. Engine emission control
11.1 Petrol engine pollutants