Combustion Engines

Aman Gupta holds a masters degree from Punjab Technical University, and he has written or co-written several books and papers. His areas of research include heat transfer, thermal engineering, and solid mechanics.Shubham Sharma holds a masters degree from Punjab Technical University. His area of research is in mechanical engineering, and he is a consultant in the field of combustion engines.Sunny Narayan holds a masters degree from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom and has several books and papers to his credit. He is a member of SAE, ASME and INCE and is a freelance tutor. His area of research includes combustion engines, focusing on noise and vibration aspects of engines.

• Preface ixIntroduction xi1 Introduction to Combustion Engines 11.1 Historical Background 11.2 Classifications 61.3 Engine Components 112 Gasoline Engine Technology 272.1 Introduction 272.2 Background 292.3 Charge Delivery Systems 322.4 Carburetor 332.5 Fuel Injection Systems 382.6 Injection Systems 402.7 Sensors 433 Diesel Engine Technology 493.1 Introduction 493.2 Injection Systems 574 Turbocharging 694.1 Introduction 694.2 Background 704.3 Conclusions 755 Combustion Based Noise 775.1 Introduction 775.2 Background 785.3 Conclusions 806 Superchargers 876.1 Introduction 876.2 Roots Supercharger 906.3 Centrifugal Supercharger 916.4 Screw Supercharger 927 Materials for Engine 957.1 Introduction 957.2 Structural Properties 967.3 Non-Structural Properties 977.4 Cast Iron 1007.5 Aluminum 1018 Vehicle Noise and Vibration 1038.1 Introduction 1038.2 Vehicle Systems 1048.3 Transfer Paths 1058.4 Features of NVH 1068.5 Importance of Vehicle NVH 1139 Power Train NVH 1219.1 Introduction 1219.2 Engine Vibrations 1229.3 Combustion Noise 1309.4 Spectrum Characteristics of Cylinder Pressure 1349.5 Relationship between the Spectrum of Cylinder Pressure and Noise 1389.6 Motion Based Noise 1509.7 Piston Slap 1529.8 Bearing Noise 1689.9 Oil Pump Noise 1729.10 Timing Chain and Belt Noise 1769.11 Transmission Whine 1809.12 Rattle 1859.13 Clutch Noise 1899.14 Flow Noise 1969.15 Muffler 20010 Body and Chassis System 21110.1 Introduction 21110.2 Vehicle Interior NVH 21510.3 NVH Damping 22611 Vehicle Testing 24311.1 Introduction 24311.2 Decomposition of Various Sources 24411.3 Interior Noise 24611.4 Psychoacoustic Analysis 24711.5 Conclusions 251References 251Index 255