TY - BOOK AU - Zammit, S. J TI - Motor vehicle engineering science for technicians SN - 0582413028 U1 - 629.2 22 PY - 1987/// CY - Harlow, England, London PB - Longman , KW - Automobiles - design and construction N1 - Chapter 1 : Angular motion 1.1 Equations of linear motion with constant acceleration 1.2 Angular motion 1.3 The radian etc Chapter 2 : Force, mass and acceleration 2.1 Newton's first law of motion 2.2 Mass and inertia 2.3 Momentum etc Chapter 3 : Work, energy and power 3.1 Work 3.2 Work done in lifting objects 3.3 Energy etc Chapter 4 : Fiction 4.1 Force of friction 4.2 Law of fiction for dry surface 4.3 The coefficient of fiction etc Chapter 5 : Properties of lubrication oil 5.1 Purpose of lubrication 5.2 Forms of lubrication 5.3 Properties of lubrication etc Chapter 6 : Stress and strain 6.1 Direct stress 6.2 Direct strain 6.3 Elasticity and hooks' law etc Chapter 7 : Vehicle suspension springs 7.1 Function and types of suspension spring 7.2 Laminated or semi-elliptic leaf springs 7.3 Coil springs etc Chapter 8 : Forces acting at a point 8.1 Representation pf a force 8.2 Terms used in problem involving a number of forces 8.3 Parallelogram of forces etc Chapter 9 : Simple supported beams 9.1 Introduction 9.2 The moment of a force 9.3 Equilibrium under the action of parallel forces etc Chapter 10 : Simple machine 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Definitions of terms used in simple machine theory 10.3 Relationship between load and effort - the law of a machine etc Chapter 11 : Vehicle transmission and steering 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Gearbox gear ratio 11.3 Rear-axle ratio etc Chapter 12 : Temperature and quantity of heat 12.1 Temperature 12.2 Temperature scale 12.3 Heat energy etc Chapter 13 : Change of state and latent heat 13.1 Change of state 13.2 Sensible heat and latent heat 13.3 Melting points of solids etc Chapter 14 : Expansion of solids and liquids 14.1 Effect of temperature change on solids and liquids 14.2 Expansion and contraction of solids 14.3 Coefficient of linear expansion etc Chapter 15 : The gas laws 15.1 Introduction 15.2 Pressure of a gas 15.3 Atmosphere pressure etc Chapter 16 ; Fuels and combustion 16.1 Introduction 16.2 Elements, compounds and mixtures 16.3 The atom and relative atomic mass etc Chapter 17 : Engine cycles 17.1 The constant volume or otto cycle 17.2 The constant pressure or diesel cycle 17.3 The duel combustion cycle Chapter 18 : Engine testing 18.1 Introduction 18.2 Brake power and engine torque 18.3 Brake power and torque curves etc ; Index : p.305 - 310 ER -