Engine Testing : Theory and Practice Book

	Preface
	Introduction
	Units and conversion factors
1	The test cell as a system: an overall view	1
2	Test cell design: an overall view	9
3	Controls and the control room - the electrical installation	24
4	Ventilation and air conditioning	42
5	Vibration and noise	65
6	Flow systems: fuel, water, combustion air and exhaust	86
7	Choosing the right dynamometer	100
8	Coupling the engine to the dynamometer	116
9	Measurement of torque, power, speed and fuel consumption - correction factors: acceptance and type tests	136
10	Measurement of air consumption	153
11	Thermal efficiency and measurement of heat losses - ideal standard cycles	163
12	Measurement of mechanical losses in engines	178
13	Effects of air/fuel ratio, fuel quality and mixture preparation - cylinder pressure diagrams and combustion analysis	184
14	Exhaust emissions	202
15	Transient testing	224
16	Tribology and engine testing	237
17	Data logging procedures and techniques	248
18	The context of the test department: organization and communications, the log book and the technical report. The design of experiments	256
19	The pursuit and definition of accuracy: statistical analysis of test results	267
	App. I Notes on the choice of instruments and transducers	281
	App. II Standard tests of lubricants	287
	Index	289