Light and Heavy Vehicle Technology

Light and Heavy Vehicle Technology, Fourth Edition, provides a complete text and reference to the design, construction and operation of the many and varied components of modern motor vehicles, including the knowledge needed to service and repair them. This book provides incomparable coverage of both cars and heavier vehicles, featuring over 1000 illustrations. This new edition has been brought fully up to date with modern practices and designs, whilst maintaining the information needed to deal with older vehicles. Two entirely new sections of the book provide a topical introduction to alternative power sources and fuels, and battery-electric, hybrid and fuel-cell vehicles. More information on the latest developments in fuel injection, diesel engines and transmissions has also been added. An expanded list of technical abbreviations now contains over 200 entries - a useful resource for professional technicians in their day-to-day work. This book is an essential textbook for all students of automotive engineering, particularly on IMI / C&G 4000 series and BTEC courses and provides all the underpinning knowledge required for NVQs to level 3. By bridging the gap between basic and more advanced treatments of the subject, it also acts as a useful source of information for experienced technicians and technically minded motorists, and will help them to improve their knowledge and skills.

M.J. Nunney

Chapter 1 The reciprocating piston petrol engine; Chapter 2 The diesel engine; Chapter 3 Combustion chambers and processes; Chapter 4 Engine lubrication; Chapter 5 Engine cooling, vehicle heating and air conditioning; Chapter 6 Carburation and fuel injection; Chapter 7 Intake and exhaust systems; Chapter 8 Diesel fuel injection systems; Chapter 9 Forced induction; Chapter 10 Ignition and starter systems; Chapter 11 Engine emission control; Chapter 12 Rotary piston engine; Chapter 13 Friction clutches; Chapter 14 Layshaft gearboxes; Chapter 15 Fluid couplings and torque converters; Chapter 16 Epicyclic gearboxes; Chapter 17 Semi-automatic and automatic transmissions; Chapter 18 Overdrive gears; Chapter 19 Drive lines; Chapter 20 Final drives and rear axles; Chapter 21 Four-wheel-drive systems; Chapter 22 Tyres, road wheels and hubs; Chapter 23 Suspension systems; Chapter 24 Manual steering; Chapter 25 Power-assisted steering; Chapter 26 Four-wheel-steering systems; Chapter 27 Hydraulic brake systems; Chapter 28 Air and endurance brake systems; Chapter 29 Anti-lock brakes and traction control; Chapter 30 Vehicle structure and aerodynamics; Chapter 31 Alternative power sources and fuels; Chapter 32 Battery-electric, hybrid and fuel-cell vehicles;