| Description |
xiv, 295 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. The test cell as a system: an overall view -- 2. Test cell design: an overall view -- 3. Controls and the control room - the electrical installation -- 4. Ventilation and air conditioning -- 5. Vibration and noise -- 6. Flow systems: fuel, water, combustion air and exhaust -- 7. Choosing the right dynamometer -- 8. Coupling the engine to the dynamometer -- 9. Measurement of torque, power, speed and fuel consumption - correction factors: acceptance and type tests -- 10. Measurement of air consumption -- 11. Thermal efficiency and measurement of heat losses -ideal standard cycles -- 12. Measurement of mechanical losses in engines -- 13. Effects of air/fuel ratio, fuel quality and mixture preparation - cylinder pressure diagrams and combustion analysis -- 14. Exhaust emissions -- 15. Transient testing -- 16. Tribology and engine testing -- 17. Data logging procedures and techniques |
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18. The context of the test department: organization and communications, the log book and the technical report. The design of experiments -- 19. The pursuit and definition of accuracy: statistical analysis of test results -- App. I Notes on the choice of instruments and transducers -- App. II Standard tests of lubricants |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Internal combustion engines -- Testing.
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| Author |
Martyr, Anthony.
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| LC no. |
94033331 |
| ISBN |
0750616687 |
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