Adapted from the author's successful Science for Motor Vehicle Technicians, this book aims to develop the student's understanding of statics, dynamics, energy, machines and engine power against a background of basic mechanical science, and is supported by many illustrations.
Intended primarily for students following the BTEC Level 2 course in Motor Vehicle Science, this book will be suitable for all motor vehicle students following similar courses. It will also be of value to overseas students who are preparing for the City and Guilds of London Institute Examination Motor Vehicle Technician Certificate Part 1.
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Angular motion
Chapter 2: Force, mass and acceleration
Chapter 3: Work, energy and power
Chapter 4: Friction
Chapter 5: Properties of lubricating oils
Chapter 6: Stress and strain
Chapter 7: Vehicle suspension springs
Chapter 8: Forces acting at a point
Chapter 9: Simply supported beams
Chapter 10: Simple machines
Chapter 11: Vehicle transmission and steering
Chapter 12: Temperature and quantity of heat
Chapter 13: Change of state and latent heat
Chapter 14: Expansion of solids and liquids
Chapter 15: The gas laws
Chapter 16: Fuels and combustion
Chapter 17: Engine cycles
Chapter 18: Engine testing
Answers to review questions
Answers to problems
Index
