Engine testing : theory and practice /
This book brings together the large and scattered body of information on the theory and practice of engine testing, to which any engineer responsible for work of this kind must have access. Engine testing is a fundamental part of development of new engine and powertrain systems, as well as of the mo...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Butterworth-Heinemann,
2007.
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- System integration, specification and project organisation
- The Test Cell as a Thermodynamic System
- Test cell and Control Room design: an overall view
- Ventilation and air conditioning
- Vibration and noise Flow systems: fuel, water, and exhaust
- Dynamometers and the measurement of torque
- Electrical design considerations
- Test cell control and data acquisition.
- Measurement of fuel consumption
- Coupling the engine to the dynamometer Thermal efficiency and measurement of heat losses.
- The Combustion process, combustion analysis and measurement of mechanical losses
- Exhaust emissions
- Fuels, fuel & lubricant testing and tribology
- Chassis dynamometers
- Computerised test sequences Data handling, post test processing and host computer systems
- The pursuit of accuracy.