Twigg P. Science for Motor Vehicle Engineers

1^st Edition. - Butterworth-Heinemann, First published 1996, Transferred to digital printing, 2002. 295 p. — ISBN: 0-340-64527-X.Key Features
Theory and questions all set in an automotive context
Theory followed by worked examples and graded questions to aid learning
Up-to-date with current technologyDescriptionThe primary aim of this book is to provide the necessary scientific principles for NVQ students specialising in motor vehicle engineering at levels 2 and
3. Unlike many other engineering science texts, it emphasises the topics most useful to vehicle engineers, and includes numerous real-life examples, with questions directly related to cars, motor cycles and commercial vehicles.Readership
Students taking NVQ level 3 in motor vehicle engineering. Also those taking a GNVQ advanced course in engineering.Introduction - SI systemsExam questionsMechanics - Mass, density and volumeForce
Friction
Moments
Stress and Strain
Frameworks
Bending
Torsion
Motion
Centripetal and centrifugal action
Simple harmonic motion
EnergyThermofluids - IntroductionPressure
Heat
Gas laws
S F E E
FluidsSystems - System modellingInstrumentation
Tools and equipmentChemistry - ElectrochemistryMaterialsBasic Electricity