Combustion

Irvin Glassman, Richard A. Yetter

Combustion Engineering, a topic generally taught at the upper undergraduate and graduate level in most mechanical engineering programs, and many chemical engineering programs, is the study of rapid energy and mass transfer usually through the common physical phenomena of flame oxidation. It covers the physics and chemistry of this process and the engineering applications―from the generation of power such as the internal combustion automobile engine to the gas turbine engine. Renewed concerns about energy efficiency and fuel costs, along with continued concerns over toxic and particulate emissions have kept the interest in this vital area of engineering high and brought about new developments in both fundamental knowledge of flame and combustion physics as well as new technologies for flame and fuel control. 

Brake Handbook

By Fred Puhn

A comprehensive book on brakes details friction material, covers how each affects pedal effort, and how to test to determine which is best for street or track.

Automotive.Production.Systems.and.Standardisation

From Ford to the case of Mercedes Benz

The introduction of the Mercedes-Benz Production System (MPS) is exemplary of a trend within the automotive industry: the creation and introduction of company-specific standardised production systems. This book contributes to the debate about production systems by examining the social and economic implications of the role of standardisation in production systems. In this context it addresses three core issues: First, the driving forces behind the changing forms and functions of standardisation and the role of institutions therein. Second, the impact of standardisation on the evolution of automotive production systems. Third, based on the author's own empirical research conducted over a three year period at the Mercedes-Benz plant Stuttgart-Untertürkheim/Germany, the book examines the influence of standardisation on the work of actors on the shop floor in terms of organisational learning processes and the regulation of work.

Automotive Embedded Systems Handbook

By Nicolas Navet

The objective of the Automotive Embedded Systems Handbook is to provide a comprehensive overview about existing and future automotive electronic systems. The distinctive features of the automotive world in terms of requirements, technologies, and business models are highlighted and state-of-the-art methodological and technical solutions are presented in the following areas:

• In-vehicle architectures
• Multipartner development processes (subsystem integration, product line management, etc.)
• Software engineering methods
• Embedded communications
• Safety and dependability assessment: validation, verification, and testing

The book is aimed primarily at automotive engineering professionals, as it can serve as a reference for technical matters outside their field of expertise and at practicing or studying engineers, in general. On the other hand, it also targets research scientists, PhD students, and MSc students from the academia as it provides them with a comprehensive introduction to the field and to the main scientific challenges in this domain.

Automotive Technology: Principles, Diagnosis, and Service

By James D. Halderman, Chase D. Mitchell Jr. 

Covering each area of automotive service, this book will help readers learn how all of the systems within automotive are connected. Our revised format with smaller sections will make it easier for readers to learn and master the content. Sidebar content provides real world examples of how the content is applied in the automotive service industry. There are also revised photos throughout the text as opposed to line art to help trainees better understand the system and the components involved. In addition, the diagnostic approach to this book helps readers enhance their troubleshooting skills. Perfect for someone just starting out in the industry, this book has a brand new section on Careers in the Automotive Service Area as well as updated information in the section on Tools, Shop Equipment and Measuring.

An Introduction to Practical Electronics Microcontrollers and Software Design

By Bill Collis

The book covers both hardware interfacing and software design. It is based around the Atmel AVR range of microcontrollers and the Bascom AVR cross compiler from MCS Electronics. This book started out as a collection of notes used in courses in electronics and microcontrollers for students.The language and understandings communicated through out the book reflect the use of microcontrollers as the basis for student projects to meet the requirements of their assessments in Technology Education in the New Zealand Currciulum and the Achievement Standards at Level 1, 2 & 3 of NCEA as well as New Zealand Scholarship.

Automotive Plastics & Composites

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This fully updated report will provide a global overview of the use of automotive plastics and composites in passenger vehicles, with an analysis of markets and trends to the year 2007. Special attention is given to vehicle weight reduction.

Automotive spark-ignited direct-injection gasoline engines

By F. ZHAO, M.-C. LAI, D.L. HARRINGTON 

The development of four-stroke, spark-ignition engines that are designed to inject gasoline directly into the combustion chamber is an important worldwide initiative of the automotive industry. The thermodynamic potential of such engines for significantly enhanced fuel economy, transient response and cold-start hydrocarbon emission levels has led to a large number of research and development projects that have the goal of understanding, developing and optimizing gasoline direct-injection (GDI) combustion systems. The processes of fuel injection, spray atomization and vaporization, charge cooling, mixture preparation and the control of in-cylinder air motion are all being actively researched, and this work is reviewed in detail and analyzed. The new technologies such as high-pressure, common-rail, gasoline injection systems and swirl-atomizing gasoline fuel injectors are discussed in detail, as these technologies, along with computer control capabilities, have enabled the current new examination of an old objective; the direct-injection, stratified-charge (DISC), gasoline engine. The prior work on DISC engines that is relevant to current GDI engine development is also reviewed and discussed. 

Automotive Paints and Coatings

By Hans-Joachim Streitberger, and Karl-Friedrich Dossel

The book covers the painting process of passenger cars and ‘‘light trucks’’, as they are called by the American automotive industry. These vehicles are mass manufactured and therefore their coating requirements in terms of processing and coating performance are similar in nature. The key performance drivers in automotive coatings are quality, cost, and environmental compliance. Quality, in this context, relates to corrosion protection and long lasting appearance. Quality and cost are addressed by more efficient coating processes and a higher degree of automatization. This has led to reduced use of paint and lesser waste per body. With the widespread use of high solid, waterborne, and powder coatings, solvent emission from paint shops have been reduced by more than 50% over the last ten years.

The Android Developer’s Cookbook, 2nd Edition

By Ronan Schwarz

• Organizing Android apps and integrating their activities
• Working efficiently with services, receivers, and alerts
• Managing threads, including advanced techniques using AsyncTasks and loaders
• Building robust, intuitive user interfaces
• Implementing advanced UI features, including Custom Views, animation, accessibility, and large screen support
• Capturing, playing, and manipulating media
• Interacting with SMS, websites, and social networks
• Storing data via SQLite and other methods
• Integrating in-app billing using Google Play services
• Managing push messaging with C2DM
• Leveraging new components and structures for native Android development
• Efficiently testing and debugging with Android’s latest tools and techniques, including LINT code analysis

Artificial Intelligence: Pearson New International Edition: A Modern Approach

By Stuart Russell, Peter Norvig

The long-anticipated revision of this #1 selling book offers the most comprehensive, state of the art introduction to the theory and practice of artificial intelligence for modern applications.Intelligent Agents. Solving Problems by Searching. Informed Search Methods. Game Playing. Agents that Reason Logically. First-order Logic. Building a Knowledge Base. Inference in First-Order Logic. Logical Reasoning Systems. Practical Planning. Planning and Acting. Uncertainty. Probabilistic Reasoning Systems. Making Simple Decisions. Making Complex Decisions. Learning from Observations. Learning with Neural Networks. Reinforcement Learning. Knowledge in Learning. Agents that Communicate. Practical Communication in English. Perception. Robotics.For computer professionals, linguists, and cognitive scientists interested in artificial intelligence.

Hydraulic Machines

By K Subramanya

Excellent book containing variety of problems and MCQs from easy to difficult level.
Written in a lucid style, this book takes the reader from fundamental principles to practical machines in steps and this will help instructors and students to develop a keen interest in the subject .Book is useful to Civil and Mechanical branches and also to the industry . 

Automotive Engine Valve Recession

By Duncan Dowson

The nature of engineering research is such that many readers of papers in learned society journals wish to know more about the full story and background to the work reported. In some disciplines this is accommodated when the thesis or engineering report is published in monograph form – describing the research in much more complete form than is possible in journal papers. The Engineering Research Series offers this opportunity to engineers in universities and industry and will thus disseminate wider accounts of engineering research progress than are currently available. The volumes will supplement and not compete with the publication of peerreviewed papers in journals.

Factors to be considered in the selection of items for the Series include the intrinsic quality of the volume, its comprehensive nature, the novelty of the subject, potential applications, and the relevance to the wider engineering community. 

Automotive Engineering Powertrain, Chassis System and Vehicle Body

By David A. Crolla

“A one-stop Desk Reference, for engineers involved in vehicle design and development; this is a book that will not gather dust on the shelf. It brings together the essential professional reference content from leading international contributors in the field. Material ranges from basic to advanced topics from engines and transmissions to vehicle dynamics and modelling.
- A hard-working Desk Reference, providing all the essential material needed by Automotive Engineers on a day-to-day basis.
- Fundamentals, key techniques, engineering best practice and rules-of-thumb together in one quick-reference sourcebook.
- Definitive content by the leading authors in the field.”

Automotive Engineering Lightweight, Functional, and Novel Materials

By Brian Cantor, Patrick Grant, Colin Johnston

The current automotive industry faces numerous challenges, including increased global competition, more stringent environmental and safety requirements, the need for higher performance vehicles, and reducing costs. The materials used in automotive engineering play key roles in overcoming these issues. Automotive Engineering: Lightweight, Functional, and Novel Materials focuses on both existing materials and future developments in automotive science and technology.

Divided into four sections, the book first describes the development of future vehicles, aluminum alloys for manufacturing lighter body panels, and various polymer composites for stronger module carriers. It then reviews state-of-the-art functional materials and smart technologies and projects in which application areas they will most impact future automotive designs and manufacturing. The next section considers the difficulties that must be overcome for light alloys to displace ferrous-based materials and the increasing competition from lightweight polymeric-based composites. The final section explores newer processing and manufacturing technologies, including welding and joining, titanium alloys, and durable, high-performance composites.

Automotive Control Systems For Engine, Driveline, and Vehicle

By Uwe Kiencke and Lars Nielsen

Advances in automotive control systems continue to enhance safety and comfort and to reduce fuel consumption and emissions. Reflecting the trend to optimization through integrative approaches for engine, driveline and vehicle control, this book enables control engineers to understand engine and vehicle models necessary for controller design and also introduces mechanical engineers to vehicle-specific signal processing and automatic control. The emphasis on measurement, comparisons between performance and modelling, and realistic examples derive from the authors’ industrial experience at Bosch and interactions within IFAC and SAE. The second edition offers new or expanded topics such as diesel-engine modelling, diagnosis and anti-jerking control, and vehicle modelling and parameter estimation. The book addresses professional engineers as well as students. With only a few exceptions, the approaches are close to those utilized in actual vehicles, rather than being purely theoretical.

Automotive Engineering Fundamentals

By Richard Stone and Jeffrey K. Ball

This book arose from a need for an automotive engineering textbook that included analysis, as well as descriptions of the hardware. Specifically, several courses in systems engineering use the automobile as a basis. Additionally, many universities are now involved in collegiate design competitions such as the SAE Mini Baja and Formula SAE competitions. This book should be helpful to such teams as an introductory text and as a source for further references.  Given the broad scope of this topic, not every aspect of automotive engineering could be covered while keeping the text to a reasonable and affordable size. 

Antenna and Wave Propagation

1 To find the plane of polarization of vertical  and horizontal antenna.
2 To plot the polar diagram of Half wave  dipole antenna
3 To plot the directivity pattern of a ferrite  rod antenna
4 To plot the radiation pattern of (i) Folded  dipole (ii) FDP with reflector
5 To plot the radiation pattern of Yagi  antenna
6 To plot the radiation pattern of stacking method of Yagi antenna
7 To plot the plane of polarization of a circular antenna
8 To plot the directivity pattern of End-fire and Broadside antenna
9 To plot the directivity pattern of Rhombic and Log-periodic antenna
10 To plot the directional pattern of Slot
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Multibody Systems Approach to Vehicle Dynamics

By Michael Blundell, Damian Harty

Multibody Systems Approach to Vehicle Dynamics aims to bridge a gap between the subject of classical vehicle dynamics and the general-purpose computer-based discipline known as multibody systems analysis (MBS). The book begins by describing the emergence of MBS and providing an overview of its role in vehicle design and development. This is followed by separate chapters on the modeling, analysis, and post-processing capabilities of a typical simulation software; the modeling and analysis of the suspension system; tire force and moment generating characteristics and subsequent modeling of these in an MBS simulation; and the modeling and assembly of the rest of the vehicle, including the anti-roll bars and steering systems. The final two chapters deal with the simulation output and interpretation of results, and a review of the use of active systems to modify the dynamics in modern passenger cars.
This book intended for a wide audience including not only undergraduate, postgraduate and research students working in this area, but also practicing engineers in industry who require a reference text dealing with the major relevant areas within the discipline.

Automotive Air-conditioning and Climate Control Systems

By Steven Daly
Automotive Air-conditioning and Climate Control Systems is a complete text and reference on the theoretical, practical and legislative aspects of vehicle climate control systems for automotive engineering students and service professionals. It provides the reader with a thorough up-to-date knowledge of current A/C systems, refrigerants and the new possible replacement systems like CO2, and includes unrivalled coverage of electronic and electrical control.

Filling the gap in the automotive engineering and servicing market for students and those training on the job, this book will help both newcomers and those with more experience of air-conditioning systems maintenance engineering to keep up with the latest developments and legislation.

· Detailed coverage of European and US vehicle HVAC systems
· Thorough explanation of current and future systems including CO2
· Meets relevant C&G, IMI, and HND vocational and professional qualifications
· IMI recommended reading material
· Includes practical cases studies and examples from design and manufacturing companies including Ford, Vauxhall, Toyota, VW, Visteon, Sanden and others, accompanied by over 300 detailed illustrations and photographs

Autodata Diagnostic Trouble Codes: Fault Locations and Probable Causes 2004

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Advanced Air and Noise Pollution Control

Lawrence K. Wang, Norman C. Pereira, Yung-Tse Hung

Leading pollution control educators and practicing professionals describe how various combinations of different cutting-edge process systems can be arranged to solve air, noise, and thermal pollution problems. Each chapter discusses in detail a variety of process combinations, along with technical and economic evaluations, and presents explanations of the principles behind the designs, as well as numerous variant designs useful to practicing engineers. The emphasis throughout is on developing the necessary engineering solutions from fundamental principles of chemistry, physics, and mathematics.
The authors also include extensive references, cost data, design methods, guidance on the installation and operation of various air pollution control process equipment and systems, and Best Available Technologies (BAT) for air thermal and noise pollution control.

American Cars, 1946-1959: Every Model, Year by Year

By J. Kelly Flory, Jr.

From the resumption of automobile production at the close of World War II through the 1950s, the American auto industry would see the births and deaths of several manufacturers, great technological advances, and an era of dramatic styling as a prospering nation asserted its growing mobility. Cars of this period are among the most iconic vehicles ever built in the United States: the 1949 Ford, the remarkable Studebaker designs of 1950 and 1953, the 1955-1957 Chevrolets, the "Forward Look" Chrysler products, the ill-fated Edsel and many others. This comprehensive reference book details every model from each of the major manufacturers (including independents such as Kaiser-Frazer and Crosley but excluding very low-volume marques such as Tucker) from model years 1946 through 1959. Year by year, it provides an overview of the industry and market, followed by an individual report on each company: its main news for the year (introductions or cancellations of models, new engines and transmissions, advertising themes, sales trends etc.); its production figures and market status; and its powertrain offerings, paint colors and major options. The company's models are then detailed individually with such information as body styles, prices, dimensions and weights, standard equipment and production figures. Nearly 1,000 photographs are included.

American Cars, 1960-1972: Every Model, Year by Year

By J. Kelly Flory

The automotive industry underwent great change in the 1960s and the early 1970s before the gas crisis. The continuing trend toward market consolidation, the proliferation of sizes and nameplates and categories of automobiles, and the "need for speed" characterized this period, which may be loosely labeled the muscle car era. This is an exhaustive reference work to American made cars of model years 1960-1972. Organized chronologically (and summarizing the market annually), it provides a yearly update on each makes status and production figures, then details all models offered for that year. Model listings include available body styles, base prices, engine and transmission choices, power ratings, standard equipment, major options and their prices, curb weight and dimensions (interior and exterior), paint color choices, changes from the previous years model, and sales figures. Also given are assembly plant locations and historical overviews of each model nameplate. The book is profusely illustrated with more than 900 photographs.