Automobile engineering
Subtitle: a practical and authoritative work for automobile engineers, designers and students
By: edited by H. Kerr Thomas
Edition: 2d ed.
Publisher: Sir I. Pitman & sons, ltd.
Published: 1938
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Automobiles
Notes: By various authors.
Table of contents: title: I. Thermodynamics; title: Fuel technology; title: Petrol engine theory; title: Cylinders, cylinder heads, and liners; title: Mechanics of a moving vehicle; title: II. Inertia stresses and calculations; title: Manifolds and carburetors; title: Engine cooling; title: Valves, valve gears, and camshafts; title: III. Crankcases; title: Steering gear, shafts and universals; title: Front and rear axles; title: Clutches and fluid flywheels; title: IV. Rigid six-wheelers; title: Lubrication; title: Bearings; title: Crankshafts and flywheels; title: V. Diesel engines; title: Engine lay-out, suspension, and mounting; title: Frames, springs and suspension; title: VI. Chassis layout, wheels, and controls; title: Gearbox design; title: Brake design and calculations; title: Piston, gudgeon pins, and connecting rods; title: VII. Ignition, lighting, starting, accessories.