Mechanics of Automobiles
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1964
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Author: H. E. Barnacle
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 0 1 1 5 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 1 4 5 8 - 0
Mechanics of Automobiles deals with the application of the basic theory of mechanics to certain problems arising from the motion of an automobile. This book is composed of 11… Read more
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Request a sales quoteMechanics of Automobiles deals with the application of the basic theory of mechanics to certain problems arising from the motion of an automobile. This book is composed of 11 chapters and begins with an evaluation of various aspects of vehicle performance and brakes. The next chapters deal with other vehicle components, including dry friction clutches, gear box, non-axial shafts, cams, and valve gears. The remaining chapters discuss the balance of reciprocating engines, the different types of suspension and steering, the gyroscopic effects, and the role of vibrations in vehicles. This book will prove useful to research engineers, designers, and draftsmen employed in the automobile industry, as well as to higher and advanced level mechanical engineering students.
Preface
Chapter One Vehicle Performance: Linear Inertia
1.1. Acceleration and Inertia
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1.2. Resistances to Motion
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Chapter Two Vehicle Performance: Linear and Angular Inertia
2.1. Torque to Angularly Accelerate a Body
2.2. Moment of Inertia
2.3. Inertia of a Simple Gear Train
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2.4. Gear Ratio for Maximum Acceleration
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2.5. Measurement of Rolling and Air Resistance
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Chapter Three Vehicle Braking and Brakes
3.1. Vehicle Braking
3.2. Braking of a Vehicle: Straight Motion
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3.3. Braking of a Vehicle: Motion in a Curve
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3.4. Internal Expanding Shoe Brakes
3.5. Pressure Between Lining and Drum
3.6. Calculations of Brake Torque with Pivoted Shoes
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3.7. Graphical Determination of Braking Torque
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3.8. Other Constructions
3.9. Disc Brakes
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Chapter Four Dry Friction Clutches
4.1. Single Plate Clutch
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4.2. Multi-Disc Clutches
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Chapter Five Gear Box
5.1. Simple Epicyclic Gear. Velocity Ratios
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5.2. Compound Epicyclic Gear. Velocity Ratios
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5.3. Transmission of Power and Equilibrium of Epicyclic Gear
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5.4. Torque to Accelerate and Energy of an Epicyclic Gear Train
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Chapter Six Couplings Between Non-Axial Shafts
6.1. Universal Joint (Hooke's): Angular Displacement and Velocity
6.2. Constant Velocity Ratio Using Double Hooke's Joint
6.3. Angular Acceleration of a Hooke's Joint
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Chapter Seven Balance of Reciprocating Engines
7.1. Out of Balance Forces and Couples Due to the Reciprocating Engine Parts
7.2. Vector Representation of Unbalanced Forces and Couples
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7.3. Method of Direct and Reverse Cranks
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Chapter Eight Cams and Valve Gear
8.1. Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration of Cam Follower
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8.2. Inertia Effects
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Chapter Nine Suspension, Steering and Tyres
9.1. Types of Suspension
9.2. Roll Centres for Four Bar Suspension
9.3. Roll Centres for Sliding Rod Suspension
9.4. Change of Track
9.5. Steering Interference
9.6. Simple Wheel Steering Angles
9.7. Castor, Camber and Alignment
9.8. Tyre-Road Forces and Couples
9.9. Rolling Resistance
9.10. Slip Angle, Cornering Force and Self-Aligning Torque
9.11. Steering and Slip Angles
Chapter Ten Gyroscopic Effects
10.1. Angular Momentum and Velocity Vectors
10.2. Gyroscopic Action of a Rotating Disc Using Momentum Vectors
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Chapter Eleven Vibrations
11.1. Vehicle Ride Vibrations with Single Degree of Freedom
Simple Natural Vibrations
Forced Undamped Vibrations
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Forced Damped Vibrations
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11.2. Vibrations Due to Engine Unbalance
Forced Damped Motion of Engine Mass
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Transmissibility of Engine Mounting
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11.3. Vehicle Ride Vibrations with Two Degrees of Natural Freedom
Frequency and Amplitude of Natural Undamped Vibration
Coupling of Natural Vibrations
Instantaneous Centres for Natural Vibrations
11.4. Impedance Method
11.5. Torsional Vibrations of Engine and Transmission
The Vibrating System
Torsional Vibrations of Two Rotor System
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Torsional Vibrations of the Three Rotor System
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Holtzer Tabulation Method for Torsional Vibrations
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Critical Speeds and Phase Diagrams
Torsional Dampers and Absorbers
Viscous Torsional Damper
Undamped Vibration Absorber
Torsional Vibrations of a Simple Gear Train
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- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1964
- No. of pages (eBook): 260
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483201153
- eBook ISBN: 9781483214580
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