AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING

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AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING

UNIT I     VEHICLE STRUCTURE AND ENGINES                                                           9

Types of automobiles, vehicle construction and different layouts, chassis, frame and body, resistances to vehicle motion and need for a gearbox, components of engine-their forms, functions and materials

UNIT II     ENGINE AUXILIARY SYSTEMS                                                                      9

Electronically  controlled  gasoline  injection  system  for  SI  engines.,  Electronically controlled diesel injection system ( Unit injector system, Rotary distributor type   and common rail direct injection system), Electronic ignition system ,Turbo chargers, Engine emission control by three way catalytic converter system .

UNIT III    TRANSMISSION SYSYTEMS                                                                         9

Clutch-types and construction, gear boxes- manual and automatic, gear shift mechanisms,

Over drive, transfer box, fluid flywheel –torque converter, propeller shaft, slip joints,

Universal joints, Differential, and rear axle, Hotchkiss Drive and Torque Tube Drive.

UNIT IV     STEERING, BRAKES AND SUSPENSION SYSTEMS                                  9

Steering geometry and types of steering gear box-Power Steering, Types of Front Axle, Types of Suspension Systems, Pneumatic and Hydraulic   Braking Systems, Antilock Braking System and Traction Control

UNIT V     ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES                                                            9

Use of Natural Gas, Liquefied Petroleum Gas. Bio-diesel, Bio-ethanol, Gasohol and Hydrogen in Automobiles- Engine modifications required –Performance, Combustion and Emission Characteristics of SI and CI engines with these alternate fuels - Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, Fuel Cell

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Kirpal Singh, “ Automobile Engineering Vol 1 & 2 “, Standard  Publishers, Seventh

Edition ,1997, New Delhi

2.  Jain,K.K.,and Asthana .R.B, “Automobile Engineering” Tata  McGraw Hill Publishers,

New Delhi, 2002

REFERENCES:

1.  Newton ,Steeds and Garet,” Motor Vehicles “, Butterworth Publishers,1989

2.  Joseph Heitner, “Automotive Mechanics,”, Second Edition ,East-West Press ,1999

   3.  Martin W. Stockel and  Martin T Stockle , “ Automotive Mechanics       Fundamentals,” The Goodheart –Will Cox Company Inc, USA ,1978

4.  Heinz  Heisler  ,  ‘Advanced  Engine  Technology,”  SAE  International     Publications

USA,1998

5.  Ganesan V..” Internal Combustion Engines” , Third Edition,  Tata Mcgraw-Hill  ,2007

STAFF IN-CHARGE- R.R. SIVASANKARA RAJESH, M.TECH, (PhD)

3.  Martin W. Stockel and  Martin T Stockle , “ Automotive Mechanics Fundamentals,” The Goodheart –Will Cox Company Inc, USA ,1978

4.  Heinz  Heisler  ,  ‘Advanced  Engine  Technology,”  SAE  International     Publications

USA,1998

5.  Ganesan V..” Internal Combustion Engines” , Third Edition,  Tata Mcgraw-Hill  ,2007