Automobile Mechanics

Automobile Mechanics by Dr. N. K. Giri

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Book Summary:

This book as might be inferred from the title, deals with the mechanics of the automobile and its systems and subsystems in a simplified manner. The essential description of the construction and principles of operation of the various components as a part of total vehicle system have been presented before treating the same mathematically. The book is designed to cover the requirements for a complete course for undergraduate engineering students studying automobile and also for the students pursuing diploma and degree in Automobile Engineering. Although the book has undergone several improvements subsequently since its first edition in 1979, this edition specifically brings substantial changes and enlargement in the total content keeping in pace with the rapid development in the field of automobile technology. The book now contains twenty-three chapters against earlier fourteen. Sufficient number of review questions, solved examples and unsolved exercises are added at appropriate places in the text. These examples are mainly taken from the various examination papers. The mathematical treatment in the book is in SI units. Readers who prefer or are required to use MKS and FPS units can use the conversion tables included in the appendix. Since the primary audience of this book will predominantly be students, it is assumed that the reader of this book has the knowledge of elementary applied mechanics, fluid mechanics and thermodynamics.

Audience of the Book :

This book Useful for Mechanical Engineering Students.

Table of Contents:

1. An Introduction to Automobile

2. Power Unit

3. Reciprocating Engine Construction and Performance

4. Fuel and Combustion

5. SI Engine Fuel System

6. CI Engine Fuel System

7. Lubricating System

8. Cooling System

9. Charging, Starting and Ignition Systems

10. Engine Emission Control and Management

11. Body and Chassis

12. Suspension System

13. Wheels and Tyres

14. Clutches

15. Transmission

16. Drive Line, Differential and Road Wheel Drives

17. Front Axle and Steering System

18. Braking System

19. Chassis Electrical Systems, Safety Equipment and Vehicle Collision

20. Vehicle Performance

21. Vehicle Vibration

22. Automobile Air-conditioning

23. Electrical Vehicles

24. Appendicies,Glossary And Index